7.9IMDb13 votes
Directed by Deepa Dhanraj
With Sharifa Khanam · Humsoon · Taj
the vibe
- 🌱 hopeful
- 🌀 slow burn
- 🧠 intelligent
the story
A group of women in Southern India establishes a women's Jamaat to address family disputes under Islamic law.
the plot
contains spoilers
- a group of women established a women’s Jamaat in 2004
- the women’s Jamaat became a network of 12,000 members
- the women’s Jamaat settled more than 8,000 cases
- the cases included divorce, wife beating, and brutal murders
- the women’s Jamaat faced enormous resistance
- Deepa Dhanraj follows several cases involving the women’s Jamaat
- the Jamaat meetings feature women discussing difficult facets of their lives
where to watch
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