Pink Saris
Sep 14 2010
•2h 36m
•Documentary
Sampat Pal Devi, founder of India’s Gulabi (“Pink”) Gang and fearless defender of the rights of untouchable women, challenges husbands, fathers-in-law and policemen in this immersive study by acclaimed documentarian Kim Longinotto. More than a profile of an everyday heroine, the film captures the courage and sacrifice necessary for social progress.
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Renu Devi
Sampat Pal Devi
Niranjan Pal
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