Aniksha (2020)

Directed by

Vincent Toi

Genre

drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

20 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in Mauritius begins work at a call centre shortly after entering an arranged marriage. She finds herself pulled between traditional expectations and the modern world around her.

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What happens

Aniksha is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Vincent Toi and released in 2020. The film stars Neeshi Beeharry as Aniksha, a young woman in Mauritius who is caught between tradition and modernity when she takes a job at a call centre soon after entering into an arranged marriage. The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. It was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2020. The film received a Prix Iris nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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