Documentary, Drama
In Kanpur, India, an electricity thief provides Robin Hood style services to the poor in the face of day long power-cuts. Meanwhile the first female chief of the local electricity supply company has vowed to put an end to all illegal connections, for good. In a summer of crisis, both come to terms with India's energy poverty.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Antonia's Line
Mother India
Due East
Hero Hindustani
Supernova
The Story of the Weeping Camel
The Miracle Worker
Ekkees Tareekh Shubh Muhurat
Frida
Take My Eyes
The Cave of the Yellow Dog
Banwra
Moral
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
Last Hijack
Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Full Metal Village
The Virgin Suicides
Dream Girl
Moh Maya Money
SIMILAR MOVIES
Antonia's Line
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 1995
After World War II, Antonia and her daughter, Danielle, go back to their Dutch hometown, where Antonia's late mother has bestowed a small farm upon her. There, Antonia settles down and joins a tightly-knit but unusual community. Those around her include quirky friend Crooked Finger, would-be suitor Bas and, eventually for Antonia, a granddaughter and great-granddaughter who help create a strong family of empowered women.Mother India
IMDB 7 | Feb , 1957
A poverty-stricken woman raises her sons through many trials and tribulations. But no matter the struggles, always sticks to her own moral code.Due East
IMDB 5.8 | Apr , 2002
Mary Faith Rapple, a bright high school senior, has never been part of the "in crowd." She teaches a night class, cares for her widowed father and pretty much keeps to herself. When a fellow loner moves to Due East, she finds herself in a relationship for the first time, leading to a small town scandal that changes her life forever.Hero Hindustani
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 1998
After the passing away of his son and Caucasian daughter-in-law, London-based widower Purshotam Agarwal brings up his granddaughter, Namrata, on his own. When she matures, he pressurizes her to get married to Tikamgarh-based Ranveer's son. She travels to India, and much to his chagrin refuses to get married to the boy of his choice, and instead brings back a wealthy male named Romi, who she claims is her fiancé. Little does Purshotam know that Romi is not who he claims to be, and that Namrata has no intention of marrying him either.Supernova
IMDB 5.2 | Apr , 2014
Meis is fifteen, lives in the back of beyond and aspires to a grand and stirring life, but all that happens is the passing of the time, waiting for the next car to run into the front of the house.The Story of the Weeping Camel
IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 2004
When a Mongolian nomadic family's newest camel colt is rejected by its mother, a musician is needed for a ritual to change her mind.The Miracle Worker
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2000
Devoted teacher Anne Sullivan leads deaf, blind and mute Helen Keller out of solitude and helps integrate her into the world.Ekkees Tareekh Shubh Muhurat
IMDB 5 | Nov , 2018
It is a story of a 55-year-old man Pandit Girdhari Laal Sharma who wants to escape his family legacy of becoming a priest and aspires to become a storyteller instead. His reality is that he is stuck trying to find a date for his daughter's wedding. What follows is a series of unfortunate events which land him in jail. His dream starts unfolding in the most unexpected way as his stories find an audience amongst the prisoners.Frida
IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2002
A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.Take My Eyes
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2003
One winter night, Pilar runs away from home. With her, she takes only a few belongings and her son, Juan. Antonio soon sets out to look for her. He says Pilar is his sunshine, and what's more, "She gave him her eyes"...The Cave of the Yellow Dog
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 2005
The little nomad girl, Nansal, finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend - against all rejections of her parents. A story about a Mongolian family of nomads - their traditional way of life and the rising call of the City.Banwra
IMDB 0 | Dec , 1950
A story centers on themes of social status and romantic conflict, involving a sensitive or "mad" (the meaning of Banwra) character played by Raj Kapoor who must overcome societal hurdles to be with his beloved.Moral
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1982
The episodically connected lives of four college friends unfold throughout the incipient martial law years, as they struggle to define their sexual and professional desires and how best to attain them.Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq
IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 2014
Of all the great ballerinas, Tanaquil Le Clercq may have been the most transcendent. With a body unlike any before hers, she mesmerized viewers and choreographers alike. With her elongated, race-horse physique, she became the new prototype for the great George Balanchine. Because of her extraordinary movement and unique personality on stage, she became a muse to two of the greatest choreographers in dance, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. She eventually married Balanchine, and Robbins created his famous version of Afternoon of a Faun for her. She had love, fame, adoration, and was the foremost dancer of her day until it suddenly all stopped. At the age of 27, she was struck down by polio and paralyzed. She never danced again. The ballet world has been haunted by her story ever since.Last Hijack
IMDB 5.5 | Apr , 2014
Documentary that follows the lives of two pirates and their community on the Somali coastline; what are the incentives of the pirates, why did they become pirates, how did they grow up in a country with political chaos, war and extreme poverty? The narrative structure is built around two interweaving story-lines; one depicting the "present", the daily lives of the pirates and their community, and the second in the "past", revealing through epic animation, the unfolding of a recent hijacking.Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 2004
Documentary depicting the lives of child prostitutes in the red light district of Songachi, Calcutta. Director Zana Briski went to photograph the prostitutes when she met and became friends with their children. Briski began giving photography lessons to the children and became aware that their photography might be a way for them to lead better lives.Full Metal Village
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 2007
The film describes the microcosmos of the small village Wacken and shows the clash of the cultures, before and during the biggest heavy metal festival in Europe.The Virgin Suicides
IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 2000
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.Dream Girl
IMDB 4.4 | Nov , 2016
Humans use technology to improve their lives, to forge connections, to create time that doesn’t exist, to replace real interactions. When we devise a second version of ourselves on social media, do we lose a piece of our true selves in the process? Do our digital connections threaten our real life relationships? What happens if the filtered characters we’ve imagined take on a life of their own?Moh Maya Money
IMDB 5 | Nov , 2016
A young real-estate broker tries to pull off a huge scam, which goes horribly wrong. To fix everything he involves his begrudging wife leading to an end neither could imagine.