Internationally acclaimed Marathi film, Court, is India's Oscar entry
September 23, 2015  16:56
image
Marathi film "Court" selected as India's official entry to the Oscars next year.

Court is a 2015 Indian courtroom drama film, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, in his directorial debut.


Featuring a cast of newcomers, the film examines the Indian legal system through the trial of an aging folk singer in a lower court in Mumbai.


Court premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2014, where it won the Best Film in the Horizons category and the Luigi De Laurentiis (Lion Of The Future) award for Tamhane.


Jay Weissberg of Variety described the film as "an impressive debut that flays alive India's judicial system thanks to an intelligent, superbly understated script."


The film went on to win 18 other awards at film festivals, including honours at the Mumbai, Vienna, Antalya, and Singapore film festivals.
In 2015, the film won the Best Feature Film award at the 62nd National Film Awards.

Pic: Vira Sathidar in Court

Also read: I won't make a typical Bollywood film.
« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES