Qissa (2013)
- Original title
- Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost
- Directed by
- Anup Singh
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film, drama film
- Country
- India, Germany, Netherlands, France
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Sikh man obsessed with having a son to carry on his family line raises his youngest daughter as a boy. The film follows the consequences of this decision as the girl grows up and struggles with her assigned identity.
melancholicvisually lushslow-burncontemplativetensepoignantfolkloricserious
What happens
Qissa is a 2013 Indian-German drama film written and directed by Anup Singh. The Punjabi-language film was released in Indian theaters on 20 February 2015 nationwide and simultaneously on DVD and VOD as well. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Netpac Award for World or International Asian Film. The theme of the film focuses on desire of a Sikh man towards having a son to continue the family lineage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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