Pad Man
2018IndiaLanguage: hiDirected by R. Balki★ 7.4
Available in English: subtitled
Upon realizing the extent to which women are affected by their menses, a man sets out to create a sanitary pad machine and to provide inexpensive sanitary pads to the women of rural India.
Themes and style
Tone
warmhopefuldark comedywhimsical
Pacing
episodicescalatingslow burn
Story
journeyrebellionunraveling
Emotion
injusticeredemptionbelongingsacrificefiguring out who you are
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsclass and moneypovertyfamily wounds passed downfamily dutyreligion and faith
Feel
crowd pleasercatharticdiscussion startergut punch
Violence
none