Synopsis: A lonely, married woman bonds with a younger man over their shared love of unusual foods. As their excursions become more adventurous, their relationship begins to take a dark turn. Rating: TBA Screening Date: 3rd September 2019 Screening Time: 7.15pm Venue: Golden Village (Suntec) 3 Temasek Boulevard #03-373 Suntec City Mall (East Wing, 038983) Screen: 4 Language: Assamese Runtime:…
Synopsis: Babanona (Nita Fernando), a launderer belonging to one of the lowest castes in Sri Lanka is summoned to an identification parade where she identifies Lionel as one of the paramilitary men who abducted her son during the 1988/89 insurgency. While Indika (Jagath Manuwarna), the young public prosecutor shows little or no interest in helping Babanorna in finding her missing…
Synopsis: "Story.Each of us have one. In fact that's who we are - a story each. And our life is a mere thread delicately holding together the pages. Kathaah@8. An anthology of 8 stories in 8 different Indian languages - all happening at 8:00 pm. Stories that come alive across a town, a city, a country - all at the…
Synopsis: Karuppudurai, an 80-year-old man, bedridden in a coma for the past three months, suddenly wakes up one fine day to overhear his family's plan to kill him by performing an ancient euthanasia ritual. Hurt, heartbroken and afraid, Karuppudurai runs away from the only home he has ever known. On an aimless path with nowhere to go, he accidentally meets…
Synopsis: "Adeel is a cab driver and conman with dreams to leave Karachi and start a new life in Dubai. Aliya Malik is a widow desperate to find and bring justice to the target killers who murdered her husband. In a circumstantial meeting, the two realise they can help each other. Adeel, through his contacts on the streets, can help…
Synopsis: A period drama, the film is based on Ismat Chugtai's most celebrated story "Lihaaf" (published 1942). The film inter weaves the plot of same sex relationship between Begum and her masseuse and the trial that Ismat underwent after being slapped with a case of obscenity on publishing the story. The film raises themes of homosexuality and freedom of speech…
Synopsis: In the summer of 2018, for the first time in the history of the judiciary in India, two policemen were given the death sentence. It was the result of a protracted thirteen-year personal war by a mother whose son was wrongly branded a thief and tortured to death in their custody. The film explores the impact of the violent…
Synopsis: Aniket and Leah, married and in their early 30s, have just had their first child. The complications that follow newly found parenthood are beginning to set in and the repetitive nature of their relationship is getting... well, repetitive. Aniket and Leah shortly find themselves exhausted, which leads to many failed attempts at intimacy. Aniket and Leah are consumed by…
Synopsis: A middle-aged man Masilamani, a security guard at a popular sports and recreation club, is being questioned as a murder suspect while his terminally ill young son waits outside the investigation room. Throughout the movie, he is the only actor seen on screen, while other characters are only voices that interact with him. Masilamani, an eccentric and emotional wreck,…
Synopsis: Ramji, a humble iron-smith from a small village, is a devotee of Lord Vitthal. For years he has followed the Waarkari (a devotional sect) tradition of going on a pilgrimage with thousands of other devotees. His world comes crashing down after his only son drowns in a flooding river. Ramji is not only sad but also angry at God.…
Synopsis: Amanpreet, a youth from a village in Punjab, is forced to migrate to New Delhi for livelihood. He yearns for all that he has left behind - his days without a care; and Geetu, his bride-to-be. He constantly struggles with the unfamiliar way of life. He appears painfully disoriented. Employed at an automobile tools shop, while Amanpreet’s co-workers jump…
Synopsis: In a remote valley of Bhutan, teenager SANGAY lives with her widowed father, a traditional craftsman of wooden phalluses. She is not happy with her life and opposes her dad and everybody at school. She feels trapped within the vastness of the valley, surrounded by villagers that live by their beliefs and symbols. Until the day her father discovers…
