Giddh: The Scavenger (2023)

Directed by

Manish Saini

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

24 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor man in India struggles to get by after his son dies from an illness. He must find a way to keep living.

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What happens

Giddh (The Scavenger) is a 2023 Indian short film directed by Manish Saini. The film stars Indian actor Sanjay Mishra, who plays a poor man who has lost his son to illness and is compelled to find a way to survive. The film has been presented in numerous international film festivals, including the Rhode Island International Film Festival, the LA Shorts International Film Festival and the 2023 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, where it won an Oscar-qualifying award in the Asia International Competition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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