SFF 2024: Titles from India

• The first Indian film in 30 years to screen in the main competition at Cannes;
• Directed by multi-award winning Payal Kapadia (A Night of Knowing Nothing, Afternoon Clouds) marking her narrative feature debut;
• Stars multi-award winning actress Kani Kusruti (OK Computer, Biriyaani), Divya Prabha (Malik, Take Off) and Chhaya Kadam (Andhadhun, Jawan);
• In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha’s life is disrupted by a gift from her estranged husband, impacting her and her roommate Anu’s personal lives.
• A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.
• Focuses on two women grappling with personal and relational issues in a crowded city.
• Language – Marathi, Hindi and Malayalam;
• Sub Themes: Drama

KIll

• Directed by Indian writer and filmmaker byNikhil Nagesh Bhat (Saluun, The Gone Game);
• Stars Lakshya (Porus), Raghav Juyal (Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan), and Tanya Maniktala (A Suitable Boy);
• A passenger train bound for Delhi becomes a battleground for survival when a ruthless gang of criminals boards and threatens the lives of everyone aboard;
• In a deadly showdown that moves violently through the train’s compartments, the passengers must fight back to survive;
• Influenced by the director’s own experiences of a heist upon a cross-country sleeper train;
• Review – Variety;
• Language – Hindi;
• Trailer;
• Sub Themes: Action, Thriller, Violence

Paradise

•    Awarded Best Film at its World Premiere during the 28th Busan International Film Festival, 2023;

• Directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage (Children of the Sun);

• Stars Roshan Mathew and Darshana Rajendran (The Elder One);
• An Indian tourist couple arrive in the hill country of crisis-ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. However, unexpected events lead to the revelation of cracks in their relationship;
• Explores the identity and history of Sri Lanka, particularly during the recent crisis of 2022;
• Investigates human emotions and relationships;
• Language – English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Sinhalese;
• Trailer;
• Sub Themes: Drama, Mystery

Rapture

• The second movie from the trilogy directed by the Indian director Dominic Sangma after AMA;
• Stars Handam Marak, and the director’s family members Balsrame A.Sangma, and Celestine K. Sangma;
• In Meghalaya, Northeast India, within the Garo community, a tale unfolds of a ten-year-old boy with night His village is caught in fear as residents disappear, amid rumours of organ-trafficking kidnappers;
• To make matters worse, a priest predicts a

world-engulfing darkness for 80 days, pushing the boy into a mystical realm after witnessing a pivotal event;

• Delves into the complexities of human nature through themes such as human fears and cultural superstition;

• Language –Hindi;
• Trailer;
• Sub Themes: Drama, Society, Culture

Flickering Lights

•    Screened as part of 2023’s Documentary Showcase in the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF);

• Directed Anupama Srinivasan (I

Wonder…) and Anirban Dutta (The Last Run);

• Explores life in the small village of Tora as it awaits the arrival of electricity. Residents express a mix

of skepticism and excitement at the prospect

of illuminating their Christmas celebrations with bright lights for the first time;

• Sheds light on how the Indian government has neglected the complete region, leaving it without electricity, running water or hospitals due to past rebellions;
• Language – Tangkhul;
• Trailer
• Sub Themes: History, Politics