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

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)

Trailer

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