Director: Ashvin Kumar
Language:Hindi(India)
NOMINATED
ACADEMY AWARDS OSCAR 2005
EUROPEAN ACADEMY AWARDS 2005
WINNER - GRAND PRIZE Tehran Intl Short Film Festival
WINNER - Best Film Flanders Intl Film Festival
WINNER - 1st prize Montreal World Film Festival
WINNER - Best FilmManhattan Intl Short Film Festival
AUDIENCE FAVOURITE Sao Paulo Intl Short Film Festival
Plot: Jamal, a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola's village searching for the so-called terrorist who crossed over. Bhola's neice, Rani, insists they can't let a Muslim into their Hindu home. With Bhola and Rani grappling with the consequences of harboring a Pakistani and their deep-set prejudice against Muslims, Jamal's only hope is the humanity shared by a people separated by artificial boundaries a long time ago.
EUROPEAN ACADEMY AWARDS 2005
WINNER - GRAND PRIZE Tehran Intl Short Film Festival
WINNER - Best Film Flanders Intl Film Festival
WINNER - 1st prize Montreal World Film Festival
WINNER - Best FilmManhattan Intl Short Film Festival
AUDIENCE FAVOURITE Sao Paulo Intl Short Film Festival
Plot: Jamal, a 10-year-old Pakistani Muslim, mistakenly crosses the border between India and Pakistan and finds an unusual ally in a Hindu Brahmin, Bhola. Indian soldiers descend on Bhola's village searching for the so-called terrorist who crossed over. Bhola's neice, Rani, insists they can't let a Muslim into their Hindu home. With Bhola and Rani grappling with the consequences of harboring a Pakistani and their deep-set prejudice against Muslims, Jamal's only hope is the humanity shared by a people separated by artificial boundaries a long time ago.
My Review:The message in the movie is good.The setting although is artificial.The real borders don't have such easy access as shown in the film.The last scene when the boy returns back home to pakistan & the indian family watches from indian side is a bit unnatural.
My Ratings:2/5
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