Best Youth Feature Film, 2014
Theeb
Arabia, 1916. Theeb lives with his Bedouin tribe in a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire. Having recently lost his father, it falls to Theeb’s…
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Coping with the recent death of his father, 11-year-old Chinu moves to a small Konkan town from a big city because of his mother’s job transfer. He finds it difficult to adjust to the new place and finds himself alienated and reluctant to open up to its people. Both Chinu and his mother grapple with their own individual struggles and anxieties in the new town. But in the process, they emerge enriched and healed from their new-found friendships and recent experiences.
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