Provoked

Director: Raj Mundrha

Cast: Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Rebecca Pidgeon, Robbie Coltrane

(Eros International, 2006) Rated: N/A

US theatrical release date: 11 May 2007 (Limited release)

UK theatrical release date: 6 April 2007 (Limited release)

[16 May 2007]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

"Asian mom torches spouse!"

By offsetting Women in Cages-style throw-downs with Malcolm X-like uplift, it is simultaneously strange and familiar, inspiring and annoying.
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