Title of film : Sthalam
Director Name : Dr Biju Bijukumar Damodaran
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Producer : Rakesh Varre
Editor : Davis Manuel
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Synopsis : A slum dwelling, orphaned small time burglar who lives in the constant paranoia of being caught crosses path with an old tribal man who works as a labourer at the harbour. A series of unexpected incidents leads the burglar to save the ancestral property of the old tribal man from being seized by a mining company. Sthalam is a journey of compassion, humanity and sacrifice and the bitter truths of life. A journey that shows the complexity of human emotions through a poetically visual narration.
Director Bio : Dr.Biju (Bijukumar Damodaran) is a three time India’s national award winning filmmaker. He is considered one of the most important contemporary voices in Indian cinema. He is one of the rare filmmakers in India who is always raising his voice openly for social justice, Gender equality, Environmental problems and about marginalized people issues. His first film “Saira” screened in Cannes film festival in 2007 under the “Cinema of the world “section. Biju’s Nine films (Saira, Raman, The way home, Color of sky, Names Unknown, Birds with Large Wings, When the woods bloom, Sound of Silence and Painting Life) have fetched five India’s national film awards, four Indian panorama selections, thirteen Kerala state film awards, 30 International Film Awards etc.
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