Second Chance
Australian Premiere.
Director
Runtime
104 Minutes
Country
India
Classification
Unclassified 15+
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
Film Credits
Director
Subhadra Mahajan
Year
2024
Country
India
Language
Hindi, English & 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 Johnson, Thakri Devi & Kanav Thakur
Music
Quan Bay
Film Source
Metanormal Motion Pictures
Genre
Asia, Drama & Nature
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Friday 25 Oct 2024
05:00 pm
Second Chance
The Piccadilly:
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Thursday 31 Oct 2024
06:15 pm
Second Chance
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