Film Festival 09 - Yes Madam Sir
Yes Madam, Sir
Australia/India 2008, 95m
Director: Megan Doneman
Festivals: Toronto 2008
"Megan Doneman's gripping documentary about India's most
controversial woman, Kiran Bedi, is both a tribute to one woman's
single-handed determination to win justice and effect change; and a
compelling study of how an individual with relentless drive creates
impact in professional and personal spheres, not all of them
intended. After a star turn as a champion tennis player in 1972,
Bedi became the first woman to join the Indian Police Service. She
gained national prominence after having Indira Gandhi's illegally
parked car towed. The authorities addressed the challenge by
handing her some of the worst postings in the field including
Delhi's notorious Tihar Jail. [Filming Bedi over a period of six
years] Doneman interweaves stories of her many successes with frank
and personal testimony to the brilliance and eccentricities of this
inspiring leader. Narrated by Helen Mirren." - Clare Stewart,
Sydney Film Festival
In English, Hindi and Punjabi, with English subtitles
