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Bioscope (2008)

Bioscope poster
Directed by
K. M. Madhusudhanan
Genre
biographical film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of early cinema in Kerala through the life of a traveling projectionist. It shows how he brings movies to rural audiences and the changes he witnesses around him.

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What happens

Bioscope is a 2008 Malayalam film produced by National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) and was directed by K. M. Madhusudhanan.The music is composed by Chandran Veyattummal, while the cinematography is by M. J. Radhakrishnan. The film won a Special Jury award at the 56th National Film Awards and also won 5 awards in the 2008 Kerala State Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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