The third in our series of films by director Deepa Mehta. Sita and Radha are both young Indian women whose husbands choose celibacy or mistresses over their wives. The two women become friends and grow closer together, forming a forbidden but liberating relationship. A lush, passionate story of emancipation and love, in a closed society. Major controversy led this movie to be widely attacked and banned in India.
Audacious, yet sensitive, Fire may shock traditionalists but might well win Indian cinema a whole new audience.
DavidParkinson, Empire Magazine
