Soul of Sand
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Director Sidharth Srinivasan Release date 2011 (India) Screenplay Sidharth Srinivasan Country India | 5.7/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller Music director Jona Kompa Duration Language Hindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2010 (2010) Writer Sidharth Srinivasan (story), Sidharth Srinivasan Cast Saba Joshi (Saroj Kumar), (Bhanu Kumar), Geeta Bisht (Twinkle), Avtar Sahni (Lakhmichand Ahlawat), Manav Kaushik (The Stranger)Tagline Amid the epic landscape of the Mahabharata, the stage is set for an intimate yet eternal tussle between custom and commerce, tradition and modernity. Similar No One Killed Jessica, Chauranga, Masaan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soul of Sand (Hindi: Pairon Talle) is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by Sidarth Srinivasan, about a lower caste watchman, Bhanu Kumar who stands guard at his master Lakhmichand Ahlawat's abandoned silica mine on the outskirts of Delhi. It film deals with issues of caste system and land politics, feudalism and the urbanization of the Delhi NCR (National Capital Region). The film had its world premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on 12 September 2010.
Contents
- Soul of sand trailer
- Soul of sand pairon talle
- Cast
- Production
- Release
- Global Lens 2011 series
- Awards
- References
Soul of sand pairon talle
Cast
Production
The film was made with a grant from the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF). The film was shot digitally in Haryana and Delhi using a 24p Sony CineAlta F900R high-definition camera. Having applied for the grant, the shooting stretched to over a period of three-years, subsequently the director ran into huge debt before the grant came through. The editing was done 4–5 months, using 30 hours footage to create 99-minute final cut.
Release
The film had its world premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2010, under the Discovery section. The film was also shown as International Film Festival Rotterdam as a part of HBF Harvest 2011: Bright Future section, for film produced with Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) funding. This also ensured its distribution through in the Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) and a European premiere in Rotterdam.
Global Lens 2011 series
The film is part of the Global Lens 2011 film series, supported by The Global Film Initiative. This annual series showcases eight to ten narrative films from various countries. The premiere takes place at MoMa, followed by screenings across the United States and Canada. The 2011 lineup features eight additional award-winning narrative films from Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, and Uruguay.
Awards
Gasparilla International Film Festival - Official Selection
References
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