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Pebbles (2021)

Pebbles poster
Original title
கூழாங்கல்
Directed by
Vinothraj P.S.
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A father drags his young son through a harsh, arid landscape to bring back his wife who has fled their abusive home. The boy struggles to hold onto his innocence as the journey exposes him to his father's brutality. The mother's absence hangs over the entire ordeal as she desperately searches for water.

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What happens

Pebbles (Tamil: Koozhangal) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by debutant P. S. Vinothraj. The film was produced by Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara under the Rowdy Pictures banner and Co-Produced by Learn and Teach Production Featuring music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, the film had cinematography handled by Jeya Parthipan and Vignesh Kumulai and was edited by Ganesh Siva. Pebbles was screened at the 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam held in Netherlands on 4 February 2021, where it received the Tiger Award at the festival. It was selected as the Indian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. and was also screened at the 52nd International Film Festival of India in 'Indian Panorama' section, feature film category. The central theme of the movie is about retrieval. A father seeks to retrieve his wife. The son who accompanies him seeks to retain his childhood. The mother who remains unseen in the movie seeks to retrieve some water. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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