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2024

Second Chance

Australian Premiere.

Heartbroken and scared, Nia retreats to her family’s summer home in the Himalayas after experiencing the first major trauma of her young life. Amidst the snow-covered mountains, with little phone reception, she turns to the company of the caretaker’s mother-in-law, Bhemi, and her grandson, Sunny. With time, the inescapable ruggedness of nature, and unlikely friendships, Nia begins to heal.

Director

Subhadra Mahajan

Runtime

104 Minutes

Country

India

Classification

Unclassified 15+

The Himalayas heal Nia’s heart in this exquisite debut from Subhadra Mahajan.

After experiencing the first major adult trauma, Nia retreats to her family summer home in the Himalayas where she occupies the same space as the caretaker’s mother-in-law, Bhemi, and her grandson, Sunny. Initially, the unforgiving cold of the snow-covered mountains and poor phone reception only add to her isolation and distress. But with time, she forms an unlikely bond with Bhemi, Sunny and a kitten that’s just as lost as her.

Bhemi’s care for Nia and Sunny’s childlike wonder for the world encourage her to heal and think about her future back in Delhi.

Director Subhadra Mahajan’s stunning debut is an ode to the strength and companionship of women – the monochrome photography elevating the simplicity in nature’s healing power and its inherency for second chances.

“This is a remarkably accomplished debut feature, premiering in Karlovy Vary’s Proxima competition just a couple of months after Mahajan’s compatriot, Payal Kapadia, won the Grand Prix in Cannes for All We Imagine as Light. It may be too early to declare these two new female Indian filmmakers the vanguard of a movement, but their movies do share a certain, wise-beyond-their-years poetry.”

Variety

Karlovy Vary.

Film Credits

Director

Subhadra Mahajan

Year

2024

Country

India

Language

HindiEnglish & Kullavi

Subtitles

English

Type

Feature & Fiction

Program Strand

Country Spotlight India & World Cinema

Producer

Shyam Bora

Writer

Subhadra Mahajan

Cinematographer

Swapnil Suhas Sonawane ISC

Editor

Tinni Mitra

Cast

Dheera JohnsonThakri Devi & Kanav Thakur

Music

Quan Bay

Film Source

Metanormal Motion Pictures

Genre

AsiaDrama & Nature

Purchase Tickets

Friday 25 Oct 2024

05:00 pm

Second Chance

The Piccadilly:

The Piccadilly: Cinema 2

Thursday 31 Oct 2024

06:15 pm

Second Chance

Palace Nova Eastend:

Palace Nova Eastend Cinema 8

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