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Writing with Fire

In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues and within the confines of their own homes, redefining what it means to be powerful.

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Release
30/01/2021
Rating
⭐ 7.3/10
Runtime
97 min
Status
Released
Revenue
$27,544
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Languages
EnglishHindi
Production
Sundance InstituteThe Bertha FoundationGUCCI
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narrator562022-07-05T23:31:27.997Z
7/10

I have nothing but respect for these women journalists. I give them ten stars each and collectively for their courage and determination. Having said that, for me this documentary about them falls a bit short of what it should be under the circumstances

There are two...

Geronimo1967
Geronimo19672024-09-04T07:15:07.481Z
7/10

Traditionally, I alway think of India as a nation littered with newspaper journalism but I hadn't quite clocked that the vast majority of that was run by men higher up the caste system than the "untouchable" Dalit women who decided to set up their own publication in the...

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screenzealots2021-03-09T04:49:54.856Z
9/10

I don’t get excited about documentary films very often, but “Writing With Fire” is one that I loved from start to finish. The filmmaking team of Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh have crafted an inspiring feature about the women journalists who run Khabar Lahariya, India’s...

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