THE DAUGHTER TREE is a cinematic character-driven feature documentary with unprecedented access that explores the aftermath of a cultural preference for baby boys sweeping through interior … See full summary »
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Indians are stubborn to have a boy. They abort the girls. Changing the natural order results in unbalances in the human ecology of things. There are insufficient girls to be married off and many males end up singles, unable to find a wife. Brides are often sold to willing males.
The insightful doc THE DAUGHTER TREE, filmed in India is an entertaining and absorbing examination of the problem. This is a totally new Canadian documentary written, produced and directed by Rama Rau, an epic documentary film, six years in the making, about the disappearance of women in India resulting in all-male populations in some villages. If there is…
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