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 |