World Cinema Showcase

“An enthraling chronicle of Kiran Bedi’s brilliant, tempestuous career as India’s first elite policewoman.” — Richard Kuipers, Variety

Much requested since it disappeared into distribution-deal limbo after playing to enthusiastic NZIFF audiences in 2009, Megan Doneman’s portrait of India’s most controversial woman, Kiran Bedi, finally makes its return.

“Both [a] tribute to one woman’s singlehanded determination to win justice and effect change; and [a] compelling study of how an individual with relentless drive creates impact in professional and personal spheres, not all of them intended. After a star turn as a champion tennis player in 1972, Bedi became the first woman to join the
Indian Police Service. She gained national prominence after having Indira Gandhi’s illegally parked car towed… Doneman interweaves stories of her many successes with frank and personal testimony to the brilliance and eccentricities of this inspiring leader.” — Clare Stewart, Sydney Film Festival