Writing with Fire
2021 1h 32m movie Film India

Writing with Fire

Synopsis

In a cluttered news landscape dominated by men, emerges India’s only newspaper run by Dalit women. Armed with smartphones, Chief Reporter Meera and her journalists break traditions on the frontlines of India’s biggest issues and within the confines of their own homes, redefining what it means to be powerful.

The 2020–2022 India Window

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    ★ 7.9 · 2021

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Writing with Fire. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2020s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Writing with Fire premiered. 322 total titles in this decade from India.

'2085'2186'22108'2343

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
24
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #262 of 1,983 India films indexed here (87th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.0 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Documentary productions specifically: #5 of 18 (top 28%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Production Companies Black Ticket Films, Sundance Institute, The Bertha Foundation, Finnish Film Foundation, IDFA Bertha Fund
Runtime 1h 32m
Release Date January 30, 2021
IMDb tt13630174
Official Site www.writingwithfire.in

Themes & Motifs

  • journalist
  • india
  • social documentary
  • women's issues
  • pioneer women
  • women's rights
  • political documentary
  • social & cultural documentary
  • women and society
  • friendship between women
  • women power
  • powerful woman
  • indian woman
  • women

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