Lakshmi and Me
Grade: B+ (Watch it)
Review: This is an Independent Lens PBS presentation. A great documentary about an incredible charismatic young house maid (Lakshmi) at filmmakers home in Mumbai, India. The documentary's protagonist is an uneducated poor "slave" for hire (worker with no rights that endures abuse of her masters while working 10h days); but very likable; her innocence is captivating. At social level the film shows the drastic class and ethnic divisions in India. In the age of off shoring it is easy to forget the rampage poverty and illiteracy levels in India. The writer and director ends up being an interesting film protagonist that has to intervene in her maids life. This not a feel good Hollywood movie.
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