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The World Before Her (2012)

2012-03-11 · 1h 30m · EN
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Moving between two extremes - the intimate verite drama of the Miss India pageant's rigorous beauty "bootcamp" and the intense regime of a militant Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls. The World Before Her delivers a provocative portrait of India and its current cultural conflicts during a key transitional era in the country's modern history.

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Nisha PahujaDirector, Writer

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Pooja ChopraPooja ChopraHerselfAnkita ShoreyAnkita ShoreyHerselfRuhi SinghRuhi SinghSelfPrachi TrivediPrachi TrivediHerselfMarc RobinsonMarc RobinsonHimselfManasvi MamgaiManasvi MamgaiSelfRuhi SinghRuhi SinghSelf

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Woman directorIndiaCultural differenceReligious fundamentalismBeauty pageantHinduism

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Moving between two extremes - the intimate verite drama of the Miss India pageant's rigorous beauty "bootcamp" and the intense regime of a militant Hindu fundamentalist camp for young girls. The World Before Her delivers a provocative portrait of India and its current cultural conflicts during a key transitional era in the country's modern history.

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The World Before Her has a runtime of 90 minutes.

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