Meena is a documentary film about sex trafficking in India that premiered on June 26, 2014, in New York City. This film marks the directorial debut of Lucy Liu, Colin K. Gray, and Megan Raney.
| Meena | |
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| Directed by | Lucy Liu Colin K. Gray Megan Raney |
| Written by | Colin K. Gray Megan Raney |
| Produced by | Mikaela Beardsley Kevin Chinoy Kerry Girvin Jamie Gordon |
| Starring | Tannishtha Chatterjee Himani Shivpuri Vikas Shrivastav |
| Cinematography | Hugh Bell |
| Edited by | Tony Hale Becky Hutner |
| Music by | Jay Lifton |
| Distributed by | Guggenheim Girvin Pictures GRAiNEY Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes and 14 seconds |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Hindi |
Premise
editThe film is based on the true story Meena Khatun, a girl from India, who was forced into sex slavery since age 11. In the film, the character is titled Meena Hasina and is shown to be of age 8 instead of the original 11.[1]
Cast
edit- Tannishtha Chatterjee as Meena Hasina
- Sparsh Khanchandani as young Meena Hasina
- Himani Shivpuri as Ainul Bibi
- Vikas Shrivastav as Manooj
- Prerna Punjabi as Naina
- Almaas as Kamala
Production
editFilming began in Mumbai, India in 2010 and is based on the first chapter of Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.[2]
References
edit- ^ Alicia Brunker (June 27, 2014). "Lucy Liu Combats Violence Against Women From Behind the Lens". Elle.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ Lucy Liu (June 28, 2014). "Lucy Liu's Directorial Debut on Human Trafficking". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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