Firaaq (2008)

Original title

फ़िराक

Directed by

Nandita Das

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of ordinary people one month after the 2002 communal violence in Gujarat. It shows how their lives have been changed and the different ways they cope with the trauma.

somberreflectiveunsettlingslow-pacedfocused on aftermathgrittyhumanizingtense

What happens

Firaaq (English: Separation) is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language drama film written and directed by Nandita Das. It is set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India, and looks at the aftermath and its effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories." Firaaq means both separation and quest in Arabic. The film is the directorial debut of actress Nandita Das and stars Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Inaamulhaq, Nassar, Paresh Rawal, Sanjay Suri, Raghubir Yadav, Shahana Goswami, Amruta Subhash, and Tisca Chopra. The film has largely been well received locally and internationally. Firaaq won three awards at the Asian Festival of First Films in Singapore in December 2008, the Special Prize at the International Thessaloniki Film Festival, and an award at the Kara Film Festival in Pakistan. It won two National Film Awards at the 56th National Film Awards. The film was banned in Gujarat owing to the communally sensitive subject of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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