Dweepa (2002)

Directed by

Girish Kasaravalli

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family faces displacement as a dam project threatens their island home. The film follows their personal struggles and changing relationships rather than focusing on the larger political issue.

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What happens

Dweepa (transl. The Island) is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language film by Girish Kasaravalli, based on the novel of the same name by Na D'Souza. It stars Soundarya, Avinash and M. V. Vasudeva Rao in the lead roles. The novel dealt with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives. The film, however, focuses more on the human interaction between characters and the dam and displacement themes become somewhat secondary. It won two National Film Awards, four Karnataka State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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