Frozen– Shivajee Chandrabhushan – Hindi/Ladakhi – 110m

The film is a sombre journey of imaginative and impulsive teenager, Lasya (Gauri), who lives with her father Karma (Danny), an apricot jam-maker and younger brother Chomo (Angchuk) in a remote village in the Himalayas. Pristine snow-capped mountains surround their tiny hamlet and barren harsh land stretches for miles into nowhere. One day the army moves in, settles a hundred yards across their doorstep. The last bit of comfort the family draws from their familiar surroundings changes into a harsh, ceaseless, irreversible conflict. The film depicts the life of this family whose dreamlike existence is interrupted by insurmountable odds, one after the other.Samstag, 26.9. – 16:30h IndoGerman Filmdinner: Frozen, Ind. 2007, R.: Shivajee Chandrabhushan, 110 Min., OmeU (Hindi/Ladakhi mit engl. UT),  mit Danny Denzongpa, Gauri, Aungchuk, Shakeel Khan  u.v.a. anschl. Gespräch mit Regisseur Shivajee Chandrabhushan via Skype (angefragt) bei indischem Essen

Der preisgekrönte Film erzählt die Geschichte des Teenagers Lasya, der mit seiner Familie in einem kleinen, einsamen Himalaya-Dorf lebt und miterleben muss, wie seine Familie im Rahmen eines militärischen Grenzkonflikts nach und nach ungewöhnliche Erfahrungen machen muss, an denen sie zu zerbrechen droht.

Synopsis (engl.)

The film is a sombre journey of imaginative and impulsive teenager, Lasya (Gauri), who lives with her father Karma (Danny), an apricot jam-maker and younger brother Chomo (Angchuk) in a remote village in the Himalayas. Pristine snow-capped mountains surround their tiny hamlet and barren harsh land stretches for miles into nowhere. One day the army moves in, settles a hundred yards across their doorstep. The last bit of comfort the family draws from their familiar surroundings changes into a harsh, ceaseless, irreversible conflict. The film depicts the life of this family whose dreamlike existence is interrupted by insurmountable odds, one after the other.

Eintritt: 10 Euro