Agua (2005): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2005, Agua is a drama and romance film directed by Deepa Mehta, running about 115 minutes. “For Five Years, Extremist Groups Waged A Campaign of Death Threats, Arson and Riots To Stop The Production of "Water." But The Filmmakers Were Not To Be Silenced.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. La historia transcurre en 1938, en la India colonial, en pleno movimiento de emancipación liderado por Mahatma Gandhi. Se celebra una boda que bien podría ser un entierro: casan a Chuyia (Sarala), una niña de 8 años, con un moribundo que fallece esa misma noche. Se quema su cuerpo en la orilla de un río sagrado y Chuyia se prepara para el destino que han escogido para ella. Se le afeita la cabeza e ingresa en un ashram para viudas donde deberá pasar el resto de su vida, convertida en un altar viviente consagrado a la memoria del fallecido. Última película de la famosa trilogía de Mehta, compuesta por "Fuego" (1996) y "Tierra" (1998). (FILMAFFINITY)

Who’s in it. Agua stars Lisa Ray as Kalyani, Sarala as Chuyia, John Abraham as Narayan and Seema Biswas as Shakuntala, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.9/10, Agua has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $10.4M at the box office.

Where to watch. In Estados Unidos you can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube and Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Agua page.

If you liked it. Fans of Agua tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.