2016 PS Film Festival
The ancient city of Varanasi serves as the perfect backdrop for Neeraj Ghaywan’s confident debut, which follows four characters trying to overcome the strictures of a tradition-bound society. This gem of Indian cinema won the International Critics’ Prize for the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
film details
| Director: | Neeraj Ghaywan |
| Producers: | Vikas Bahl, Manish Mundra, Mélita Toscan du Plantier, Marie-Jeane Pascal, Vikas Bahl |
| Screenwriter: | Varun Grover |
| Cinematographers: | Avinash Arun |
| Editor: | Nitin Baid, Laure Gardette |
| Music: | Bruno Coulais, Indian Ocean |
| Cast: | Richa Chadda, Sanjay Mishra, Vicky Kaushal, Vineet Kumar, Nikhil Sahni, Shweta Tripathi |
| Original Language Title: | Masaan |
| Country: | India/France |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Running Time: | 104 minutes |
| Premiere Status: | North American |
| Awards: | Cannes: Fipresci, Special Prize |
| Display Format: | DCP |