According to a recent report by UNESCO, there are around 50 million women missing from the population of India due to gender discrimination. The film "Matrubhoomi - A nationwithout women" explores the impact of absence of women on men. The instability, which can creep into a society due to the absence of women-be it physical, emotional and psychological - is the main theme of the film. It underlines how the absence of women inexorably leads to the debasement of men, draining them of all that makes them human.
The film explores a futuristic rural India wherein due to rampant female infanticide, women are practically extinct. The impact of the absence of women on men sees them finding alternative sources of release - pornography, homosexuality, bestial violence. When a girl is actually spie... Read More