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Provoked: A True Story
Provoked: A True Story

Provoked: A True Story

Genres

Drama

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Provoked is the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia, a Punjabi woman who moved to London after her marriage with Deepak Ahluwalia. Her husband seemed caring at first but then began to beat her up. He started drinking a lot and sleeping around with other women. he also subjected her to spousal rape. After ten years and having two children with him, out of fear, she sets him on fire.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.75/10

Release Date

06 April 2007

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Kiranjit Ahluwalia

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Veronica Scott

Naveen Andrews

Naveen Andrews

Deepak Ahluwalia

Nandita Das

Nandita Das

Radha Dalal

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Lord Edward Foster

Freya Berry

Freya Berry

Dr. Emma Stillman

Rebecca Pidgeon

Rebecca Pidgeon

Miriam Taylor

Nicholas Irons

Nicholas Irons

PC James O'Connell

Steve McFadden

Steve McFadden

DS Ron Meyers

Deborah Moore

Deborah Moore

Jackie

Leena Dhingra

Leena Dhingra

Sheela Ahluwalia

Lorraine Bruce

Lorraine Bruce

Doreen

Raji James

Raji James

Anil Gupta

Derek Smee

Derek Smee

Lord Justice Taylor

Harpreet Singh Nandra

Harpreet Singh Nandra

Sandeep Ahluwalia

Raoul Pattra

Raoul Pattra

Rajeev D. Ahluwalia

Shaheen Khan

Shaheen Khan

Jamila

Karen David

Karen David

Asha

Maxine Finch

Maxine Finch

Lula

Julie T. Wallace

Julie T. Wallace

Gladys

Ray Panthaki

Ray Panthaki

Ravi

Peter Benedict

Peter Benedict

Dr. Manning

Eric Carte

Eric Carte

Judge

Jason Cheater

Jason Cheater

Prison Van Driver

Christina Thornton

Christina Thornton

Commander Kate Halloran

Guy Siner

Guy Siner

Prosecutor

Judith Jacob

Judith Jacob

Guard Tyler

Wendy Albiston

Wendy Albiston

Guard Miller

Tim Wallers

Tim Wallers

Jury Foreman

Claire Louise Amias

Claire Louise Amias

Young Nurse

William Maxwell

William Maxwell

Judge Swinton Thomas

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