Set in Mumbai, two Malayali nurses room together. The older one (Kani Kusruti) has been abandoned by her husband when he went to Germany to work. The younger one (Divya Prabha) is a free spirit not bound by the restricted traditions of her culture. Written and directed by Payal Kapadia (A NIGHT OF KNOWING). Winner of the Grand Prix at last year's Cannes film festival. This is the kind of movie that sneaks up on you. It's disorienting at first, especially if you're not familiar with the Malayali people but it doesn't take long for it to cast its spell on you and you're hooked. One can't help but empathize with its three protagonists (Chhaya Kadam as a hospital cook is the third character). These women from small villages who leave for Mumbai (India's most populous city) for a "better" life but find themselves struggling anonymities in a large metropolis. It's both a wistful film and a determined one as film maker Kapadia fights for these women's significance. With Hridhu Haroon and Azees Nedumangad.
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