Synopsis
Coping with the recent death of his father, Chinu, an eleven-year-old boy, moves to a small Konkan town from a big city because of his mother’s job. 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. In the process, they emerge with newer experiences and as newer people, both healed and enriched.
| Original Title | KILLA |
| Category | Official Competition |
| Section | Elements +10 |
| Tipology | Feature Film |
| Duration | 105’ |
| Production Year | 2014 |
| Nationality | India |
| Directed by | Avinash Arun |
| Screenplay | Tushar Paranjpe |
| Director of photography | Avinash Arun |
| Editor | Charu Shree Roy |
| Production Design | Prashant Bidkar |
| Costume Design | Sachin Lovalekar |
| Sound | Mohandas V P |
| Music | Naren Chandavarkar, Benedict Taylor |
| Main cast |
Amruta Subhash (Aruna Kale) Archit Devadhar (Chinmay Kale) Parth Bhalerao (Bandiya) Gaurish Gawade (Yuvraj) Swandand Raikar (Umesh) Atharva Upasni (Omkar) |
| Produced by | Madhukar R. Musle, Ajay G. Rai, Alan McAlex |
Avinash Arun
Born in 1985, in Solapur (India). He studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, where he graduated in Cinematography in 2011. In 2010 he was director of photography on the short film THE LIGHT AND HER SHADOWS, directed by Andrea Iannetta. His diploma short film, ALLAH IS GREAT, directed by Andrea Iannetta, was the official India’s entry for the Student Oscars. THE FORT is his first feature film as a director and won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film awarded by the Children’s Jury in the Generation Kplus section at the Berlin Film Festival 2014.
Director’s statement
“In my childhood, I travelled quite a lot and quite frequently because my father had a transferable job. Every place was a new experience. People were different, the culture was unique. By the time I would settle down, make friends, familiarize myself with the place and its culture, it was time to move on. Those were difficult times and now when I look back, all the people and the experiences shaped my personality, it was about growing up and accepting. THE FORT (KILLA) is an attempt to cherish those moments. It's a film about my past, which has made my present”.
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