MY FIRST IFFK EXPERIENCE - 2012-13

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Before joining this institution i was not well aware of world films. Even i watched commercial films just as an entertainment. I know that film is a directors creativity yet i don't give much attention to them. But journalism course had changed my perceptions a lot. So I decided to participate in the 17th IFFK. It is my first IFFK experience  I can't forget this fest since it brings me a lot of losses and much more gains. Here i am going to tell you about my experience which occurred during Dec 7 to 14.

SHUTTER - Film Review

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Shutter is a 2012 Malayalam film The Debutante director Joy Mathew through ‘Shutter’ brings the lives of Indian Laborers mainly malayalis into focus. Starring Lal, Sreenivasan, Vinay Forrt, Sajitha, Riya Saira. The film is set and filmed in and around Kozhikode. The film portrays unexpected incidents happening in two days and a night in Kozhikode city. The story centre’s around the mess created by three men – a Gulf Malayali, a film director and an auto driver- after they meet a strange woman in bizarre circumstance. The film won the silver pheasant Award for Best feature film (Audience Prize) at the 17^th IFFK.

FILMISTAAN - Film Review

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Filmistaan is a 2012 Indian film written and directed by Nitin Kakkar. The cast comprises of Sharib Hasmi, Inarmuthaq, Kamud Mishra, Gopal Datt leadind the roles. The film backgrounds India and Pakistan  The director had done the film in such a way that he can touches the todays political scenes. Sunny is a struggling Bollywood actor. Having out from many screening he joins an American documentary crew as an assistant director only to be mistakenly kidnapped by Pakistani terrorists.

ROSE - Film Review

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Rose is a 2011 Polish film directed by Michal Smarzowski and written by Michal Szczerbic. The cast includes Agata Kulesza, Marcin Dorocinski, Kinga Preis leading the roles. The story lights on the post world war two Poland mainly the district of Mazuria. The immense suffering of Mazurians at the hands of Germans and Russian forces is the backdrop of this highly touching film.

COMPLIANCE - Film Review

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Compliance is a 2012 American Film written and directed by Craig Zobel. Based on true events, Compliance tells the chilling story of just how far one might go to obey the authority. Starring Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp leadind the roles.

The film opens on an afternoon at Ohio restaurant. The manager Sandra (Ann Dowd) received a phone call from a man posing as a police officer. He informs that Becky (Dreame Walker) an employee has stolen money from a customer. In order to get back the money and for the reputation of the restaurant Sandra had to obey what the man had told her. Armed with nothing more than an authoritative manner, the caller convinced the manager and several others to corner young Becky, strip her naked and over the course of nearly five hours- sexually violate and humiliate her.

NOS VEMOS PAPA - Film Review

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Nos Vemos Papa is a 2012 Mexican film written and directed by Luca Carreras. The film shows the impact created by the death of father on a daughter. The woman lives the illusion that her father is still present in her house and in her life.

Pilar (Cecilia Surez) may have too close relationship with his father. The opening scene shows that she is going to work. Before that she lays out the breakfast in the table for her father. As she returns home it is untouched and she realises that he had died. This leads Pilar to a trauma condition and she withdraws into her own world. She thinks of her childhood like running all in the home, reading with her father etc. She re-creates the things that happened when she was with her father. Her brother Jose realised that in order to make Pilar back to normal life they had to sell the house and move on to somewhere.