Laetitia Colombani’s adaptation of her best-selling novel weaves together three stories of female struggle. It begins in India, with Smita, an “untouchable” whose family is of the lowest caste. The film then moves to Puglia, Italy, where Giulia is a confident, bookish young woman trying to keep her father’s wig business afloat. Finally, ascending several more social strata, in Montreal, Sarah is a successful lawyer on the verge of a senior partnership, trying to cover up a cancer diagnosis. Colombani tracks parallels as well as the obvious contrasts between the three women, who are bound by something intimate and unique.
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