Movie

Meherjaan

2011 · 119 min

A quiet, sorrowful re-examination of war and forbidden love, told through memory and a woman's long-silenced shame.

Overview: During the war in 1971, Meher falls in love with a soldier from the enemy side. When her love is discovered, she is shamed and silenced by her family and society. Today 38 years after the war, Meher has a visitor she cannot turn down.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, war, identity, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
war
identity
family
memory
Places: single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild