Movie

Salma

★ 5.0(5)20131h 30m

Documentary

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Salma is streaming on DOCSVILLE in Mexico. Availability checked 12 June 2026.

Where to watch Salma

🇲🇽 Mexico

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Director: Kim Longinotto
Release date: 2013-01-20
Runtime: 1h 30m
Language: Tamil
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Channel 4 Television

About Salma

Salma is a 2013 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by Kim Longinotto. It has a runtime of 1 hour 30 minutes. It holds an average rating of 5.0/10 from 5 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Salma in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

When Salma, a young Muslim girl in a south Indian village, was 13 years old, her family locked her up for 25 years, forbidding her to study and forcing her into marriage. During that time, words were Salma’s salvation. She began covertly composing poems on scraps of paper and, through an intricate system, was able to sneak them out of the house, eventually getting them into the hands of a publisher. Against the odds, Salma became the most famous Tamil poet: the first step to discovering her own freedom and challenging the traditions and code of conduct in her village.