Ohio -- From the beautifully-framed opening shot, "Parched" rolls out a lush, lovely portrait of four women struggling to survive in a patriarchal town in India.You see, this is no gritty affair, at least not visually. "Parched" boasts stellar cinematography courtesy of Russell Carpenter, known for big budget hits such as "Titanic," "Ant-Man" and "True Lies."
"Parched" has little to do with those films thematically, but its slick style points to a wider role for venues such as CIFF in the new age -- namely, to provide a home for international cinema that would have a hard time getting shown otherwise.

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