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George Bernard Shaw once said that England and America are two nations divided by a common language. They may be about to be split by a common film too.

You are presented with another societies caste system, it seems ludicrous on its face. we call them untouchables. you're like, why? when you are in your own version of it, you are so acculturated to it. so the transport across these different boundaries allows you to step outside your own. >> and it's an empathy machine, but also, shocking, i had no clue, and i'm an african american studies major -- i have a degree in african american studies. i had never heard about the fact that american segregation and misogyny shun loss where the blueprint for not see protocols. that's not something that i...

The movie “Annapoorani” was about a female chef overcoming caste prejudice. Hindu activists said it hurt their feelings.

And differences and divisions. >> we talk about the root, a lot of times -- actually i should say we don't talk about in this country racism. >> that's right. >> but there's this sense that that's at the root of all of this. this is not about racism. this is about caste and you hear that and think, but this is the united states. we have's heard of the caste system in india. what does it have to do with us? what is the difference? >> you know, there's a whole book about it and isabel wilkinson is a brilliant woman but really it's the idea that underneath racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-semitis...