Deveeri
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Kavitha Lankesh
Nandita Das
Shashidar Adapa
Kavitha Lankesh
Kavitha Lankesh
P Lankesh
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Synopsis
12-year-old Kyatha lives with his sister Deveeri in a slum district on the edge of an Indian city. He lives amid the chaos and poverty, in a world of badly lit slum dwellings, drought-stricken water pumps and filthy streets. But it is his world, and as a child he is still able to see its beautiful side, the power and zest for life of the people around him. Slowly but surely, however, Kyatha also sees a different side and the world loses its naturalness. He does not understand what his sister does when she goes out at night. At his school, donations turn out to be more important than teaching and the elections are dominated by bribery. When Kyatha finds out that his sister works as a prostitute, he loses his only security.
Director
Kavitha Lankesh
Cast
Nandita Das
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Feature directorial debut for Kavitha Lankesh.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Main Programme Features) January 24 - February 24, 2001.
35mm
color
