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Anatomy of Violence

Director Deepa Mehta
Year 2016
Run Time 93min
Genre Drama
In 2012, a young woman was gang raped by six men inside a moving bus in New Delhi. Eleven actors collaborated on a fictional dramatization of the lives of the rapists.

Director

Deepa Mehta

An Officer of the Order of Canada, Mehta gained acclaim for her trilogy, Fire, Earth and the Oscar-nominated Water. Her adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children was nominated for eight CSAs. She has also directed Bollywood/Hollywood, Beeba Boys, Anatomy of Violence, and many other films. Her film Funny Boy also won multiple awards, including the CSA for best direction. Her television credits include episodes of Leila, Yellowjackets, and Little America. She has numerous projects in development as a writer, director and producer. 

Cast

Vansh Bhardwaj, Tia Bhatia, Janki Bisht, Seema Biswas

Producer

David Hamilton

Genre

Drama

Interests

Asian Filmmaker, BIPOC Stories, Social Justice & Politics, Strong Female Leads

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

Hamilton-Mehta Productions