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Miss Beatty's Children
Miss Beatty's Children
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73 Ratings

MISS BEATTY'S CHILDREN

Directed by Pamela Rooks
India, 1992
Drama

Synopsis

An idealistic English school teacher comes to Trippuvur to work with Mabel Forster, a strong-willed missionary, devoted to saving young girls from being sold into temple prostitution.

Synopsis

An idealistic English school teacher comes to Trippuvur to work with Mabel Forster, a strong-willed missionary, devoted to saving young girls from being sold into temple prostitution.

Our take

Set in pre-independence India, Miss Beatty’s Children is a poignant look at the challenges and disillusion that come with fighting for the oppressed and the marginalised. The debut feature film of Pamela Rooks, one of the pathbreaking woman filmmakers from India.