Estrena: 30 de gen. 2021Durada: 92 minGèneres: Documentary, History★ 7.3 (33 vots)
Un poderós i necessari al·legat en favor de la llibertat de premsa i el feminisme que segueix la inspiradora història d'un grup de dones índies que, contra tot i contra tots, van fundar el primer mitjà periodístic format per un equip exclusivament femení. Juntes, lluiten contra la corrupció política, les màfies i la xacra del masclisme en una societat fortament marcada per un despietat sistema de castes. En un camp com el de la informació, totalment dominat per l'home, emergeix a l'Índia l'únic periòdic dirigit per dones Dàlit. La cap de premsa Meera i les seves reporteres trenquen les tradicions i redefineixen el que realment significa ser poderós.
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 only all-female news network. You likely haven’t heard of them before, but you’ll be inspired by their fearless work after watchi...
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 reasons I say this. One is that we don’t seem to see any passion in the interviews or filming, the excitement or outrage that mus...
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 northern province of Uttar Pradesh. The three who feature here are pretty fearless when it comes to investigating the violence ag...