Sunday, 26 October 2014

India with caste

Fandry (2013)

Written and directed by Nagraj Manjule this film stars Somnath Awghade, Suraj Pawar, Chhaya Kadam and Kishor Kadam. In rural Indian a teenage boy from the lowest caste has a crush on a girl from a higher caste.

This is a tale of classism/racism that we are rarely exposed to in the West and the film does a great job of showing how life can be for those living in extreme poverty. The plot never sensationalises or goes for melodrama, it always keeps the love story at arms length in a refreshing manner. In all this is a well made film that shines a light on an different subject and is not your average coming of age tale.


4/5

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