Meena (film)

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Meena
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Directed byLucy Liu
Colin K. Gray
Megan Raney
Written byColin K. Gray
Megan Raney
Produced byMikaela Beardsley
Kevin Chinoy
Kerry Girvin
Jamie Gordon
StarringTannishtha Chatterjee
Himani Shivpuri
Vikas Shrivastav
CinematographyHugh Bell
Edited byTony Hale
Becky Hutner
Music byJay Lifton
Distributed byGuggenheim Girvin Pictures
GRAiNEY Pictures
Release date
  • June 26, 2014 (2014-06-26) (United States)
Running time
20 minutes and 14 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguageHindi

Meena is a documentary film about sex trafficking in India that premiered on June 26, 2014 in New York City. This film marks the directorial debut of Lucy Liu, Colin K. Gray, and Megan Raney.

Premise[]

The film is based on the true story Meena Khatun, a girl from India, who was forced into sex slavery since age 11. In the film, the character is titled Meena Hasina and is shown to be of age 8 instead of the original 11.[1]

Cast[]

Production[]

Filming began in Mumbai, India in 2010 and is based on the first chapter of Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. [2]

References[]

  1. ^ Alicia Brunker (June 27, 2014). "Lucy Liu Combats Violence Against Women From Behind the Lens". Elle.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Lucy Liu (June 28, 2014). "Lucy Liu's Directorial Debut on Human Trafficking". New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

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