Story Line
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.
Top Cast
Meera Devi
Self
Suneeta Prajapati
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Shyamkali Devi
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
2021-01-30
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
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User Reviews (3)
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
9/10
•3/9/2021I don’t get excited about documentary films very often, but “Writing With Fire” is one that I loved from start to finish. The filmmaking team of Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh have crafted an inspiring feature about the women journalists who run Khab...
Peter McGinn
7/10
•7/5/2022I have nothing but respect for these women journalists. I give them ten stars each and collectively for their courage and determination. Having said that, for me this documentary about them falls a bit short of what it should be under the circumstanc...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•9/4/2024Traditionally, I alway think of India as a nation littered with newspaper journalism but I hadn't quite clocked that the vast majority of that was run by men higher up the caste system than the "untouchable" Dalit women who decided to set up their ow...