Driving With Selvi

2015

1h 12m

Documentary

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9 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Selvi, a former child bride, defies strict traditions to escape her marriage.

Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Paloschi's tight direction and crisp pace further elevate the film, turning what most would assume to be a sob story into a triumphant chronicle that never slips into sentimentality.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 21, 2016

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

One can help wondering what darker details might have been left out of the final edit, but it's an effective bit of awareness-raising.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 6, 2016

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Tom Huddleston

Time Out

Beautifully simple and simply beautiful.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 3, 2016

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Sian Brett

One Room With A View

A story that spreads a message whilst also drawing you into a warm personality, Driving With Selvi will offer hope and give you drive to be more like Selvi herself.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 23, 2019

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Chris Knight

National Post

The film offers the chilling statistic that some 250 million women worldwide were married before the age of 15, a third of them in India. There are many more Selvis out there with less happy narratives.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 27, 2016

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Mike McCahill

MovieMail

There is material enough here to refute any number of hoary old jokes and assumptions about female drivers.

Oct 7, 2016

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Selvi is both gentle and hard, and so delightful to watch grow up on screen. She's a great mentor to many.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Selvi is fully in control of a her own narrative here - and that is just one part of why this film is amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

Amazing film, beautifully shot and told incredible story. Profoundly moving!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Elisa Paloschi

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Synopsis

Selvi, a former child bride, defies strict traditions to escape her marriage.

Director: Elisa Paloschi
Producer: Elisa Paloschi
Screenwriter: Elisa Paloschi
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 12m