Salma
When Salma, a young Muslim girl in a south Indian village, was 13 years old, her family locked her up for 25 years, forbidding her to study and forcing her into marriage. During that time, words were Salma’s salvation. She began covertly composing poems on scraps of paper and, through an intricate system, was able to sneak them out of the house, eventually getting them into the hands of a publisher. Against the odds, Salma became the most famous Tamil poet: the first step to discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions and code of conduct in her village.
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Cast
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Kim Longinotto Director · Ollie Huddleston Writer
United States release January 20, 2013 · Produced in United Kingdom, India
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
United Kingdom · India
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Tamil
Release dates
Finland · January 20, 2013
Limited theatrical
United States · January 20, 2013
Theatrical
France
March 20, 2014 · Créteil International Women's Film Festival
Germany
February 8, 2013 · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
March 16, 2013 · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Ireland
September 27, 2013 · Digital
Italy
May 18, 2014 · Human Rights Nights Film Festival
Serbia
November 9, 2013 · Free Zone Festival, Belgrade
Sweden
January 20, 2013 · Limited theatrical
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