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MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW
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Completed - ENGLISH, HINDI - Drama - 100 minutes

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2014 (Premiere)
  • Berlin EFM 2015 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2014

Director(s) : Shonali BOSE
Writer(s) : Shonali BOSE, Nilesh MANIYAR
Cast : Kalki KOECHLIN, Revathy ., William MOSELEY, Hussain DALAL

Producer(s) : Shonali bose NILESH MANIYAR (Ishan Talkies)

Synopsis

Laila Kapoor is a spunky, talented 19-year-old girl from a close knit middle-class Delhi family. She was born with cerebral palsy. Her speech is garbled and she sits in a wheelchair.
As a result of her efforts Laila goes to college at the prestigious Delhi University. But when Laila’s heart is broken, her mother enables her to continue her education at New York University.
There, Laila, curious about her sexuality, undergoes a journey that is beyond her wildest dreams.

When she confronts her mother with the new truths about herself, a huge conflict rips them apart and the mother daughter bond is tested to the fullest.

Production

Country(ies) : INDIA

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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2014 - Contemporary World Cinema (NETPAC Award)
San Sebastian FF 2014 Film Library (not in selection)
Busan - BIFF/APM 2014 A Window on Asian Cinema
BFI London FF 2014 Love
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2014 - Competition (Best Actress)
Guadalajara FICG 2015 International Feature
Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema 2015 (Audience Award for Best Feature Film)
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2015 (World cinema now)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2015 (Pan Asia)
Göteborg Film Festival 2015 (HBTQ)


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