2019. Marathi.
Directed by Aruna Raje, Firebrand is about a successful woman lawyer who takes up women's causes. She herself has been a victim of rape and abuse. The way Raje wove in a spiritual method into the story, several ideas and techniques that may be empowering to women like the 'so what' technique, or even the method her therapist teaches her about writing her story down in all detail and reading it out into the mirror so its effect wears off, or even treating love and lust separately, forgiveness - are delivered quite effectively and powerfully. Perhaps Aruna Raje, FTII gold medalist, came out of the twenty-year hiatus to make a difference to women who suffer abuse silently. Laudable effort.
Powerful performances by Usha Jadhav, Sachin Khedekar, Girish Kulkarni and Rajeshwari Sachdev. Worth a watch.
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