| What does it mean to be Indian women in today's Britain? "Bhaji on the Beach" follows a intergenerational group of transmigrant Indian women in the UK as they organize for a day at the seashore. En route they address racism, sexism, and changing culture in ways sometimes humorous, sometimes in-your-face brash, sometimes frightening, sometimes poignant. The range of women -- young feminist organizer, recent bride, young mother, middle-class housewives, traditional grandmothers,sexually awakening teens -- and the the issues addressed make the film both emotionally engaging and thought provoking. The outing that is the central occasion in the film touches off a series of moral and cultural dilemmas for these women. Through vignettes, the contradictions (often quite funny) faced by the women unfold. The generations unexpectedly come together around wife battering and community responses to it. Fine acting, deft directing. |
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