Sledgehammer blows of feminist fury — from India, of all unlikely places. Dirty talk and bloody violence galore, in a "true story" spanning from 1968 — and one of the longest pre-credits sequences on record — to an up-to-date coda. For foreign-film buffs acquainted with Indian cinema chiefly through the gentle eyes of Satyajit Ray, there will be some shock value. Or startle value at the very least. With Seema Biswas; directed by Shekhar Kapur. (1994) — Duncan Shepherd
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