Movie

Pad Man

2018 · 140 min

A warm, earnest underdog story that mixes gentle comedy with social purpose, leaving you moved and quietly inspired.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, uplifting and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, love, class
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
love
class
trauma
Places: small town
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild