CINEMA Rotterdam Film Festival | Morning Star
Pebbles. Set in a rural village in southern India, Pebbles follows an alcoholic and abusive father and his young son as they embark on an eight-mile walk under scorching sun in a bid to reunite with his wife, who has fled his violence. The feature debut of director Vinothraj PS, it has a a non-professional Tamil-speaking cast and, despite its grim subject matter, is a captivating and warm-hearted tale imbued with beauty and humour. The Big Screen award went to The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet, an experimental black-and-white feature from Argentine director Ana Katz. A midlife coming-of-age c...
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