A Drop of Life
17 minutes /
All ages /
2008 /
United States of America /
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Set in the near future, A DROP OF LIFE is the story of two women whose disparate lives intersect when they each are confronted with inhumane lack of clean drinking water.
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Mirabai, an impassioned schoolteacher, has left her urban lifestyle to teach in Kutch, Gujurat. When Mira witnesses growing illness among the village children after a pre-paid water meter is installed, she is compelled to take action.
Nia, an ambitious young African-American executive, represents the interests of Hydron, a Manhattan-based water corporation. Nia goes to this Indian village to demonstrate Hydron's new pilot project water pump that dispenses water with a swipe from a pre-paid credit card. When Nia finds herself in need of drinking water without a pre-paid card, both women must confront the horror of this system.
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2 weeks, 1 day ago
Powerful film.