Water (Canada, 2003)

It took Canadian director Deepa Mehta more than 3 years to complete this movie. Protests against it forced her to cancel production in India. Protesters burned down the sets. Why? Because the movie talks about the lives of widows in India. When their husbands die, they are sent to a sort of hotel, where they are kept for the rest of their lives. They cannot go out and have a normal life, they are held captives. Water tells the story of one of this widows who falls in love with a rich man. As you might guess, it is pure controversy, but the story is entertaining and sad at the end. The film was finally shot in Sri Lanka, both in Hindu and English, so there are two versions of it.