True Mothers review: Naomi Kawase s film explores nuances of motherhood but succumbs to its clichés The film made its Indian premiere at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival this year, and is Japan s official nominee for the Oscars 2021. Arshia Dhar January 19, 2021 14:26:30 IST A still from True Mothers. Facebook/GroupPlaytime
It is a rather curious fortuity how I happened to watch two films that premiered in India last week, centered on mothers and ideas of motherhood one being Renuka Shahane s
Tribhanga starring Kajol, Tanvi Azmi and Mithila Palkar on Netflix, and the second being Japanese director Naomi Kawase s
True Mothers (2020) at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival. My primary grouse with stories on motherhood is their pathological need to virtue signal, which in this case the former managed to subvert, while the la
From sharing screen space with Vidya Balan in his Bollywood debut (Kahaani), to making a mark in Parched and Bhoomi to winning the best actor at the 65th National Film Awards for Nagarkirtan, actor Riddhi Sen has added another feather to his cap.
In a year when major world events like the Summer Olympics, Wimbledon, Euro, San Diego Comic-Con, Baftas, Golden Globes and even Oscars were cancelled owing to health hazards posed due to Covid 19, many raised eyebrows as the dates of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival were shifted from November 2020 to January 2021.
‘Nonajoler Kabbo’ best film in Asian Select Category at 26th KIFF
Sun Online Desk 16th January, 2021 01:41:43
Curtains of the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival came down on Saturday, with Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit s acclaimed debut feature film Nonajoler Kabbo won the Best Film in the Asian Select NETPAC category.
Rezwab Shahriar Sumit described the win as a “proud moment” for the film’s entire cast and crew. This is a proud moment for the entire cast and crew of ‘The Salt in Our Waters (Nonajoler Kabbo)’. KIFF is very close to the heart of Bangladesh s film community. So, I am sure everyone will be elated to hear this news. This win will inspire hundreds of aspiring Bangladeshi filmmakers whose entire year was shrouded in darkness and uncertainty due to the pandemic, he told an Indian media after the closing ceremony.