In this audacious drama, a woman decides to pass as a man in order to avoid the gender discrimination prevalent in society
My List
Classic LIFF Movies
Thani Thatuwen Piyabanna (Flying On One Wing)
- Asoka Handagama ∙ 2003 ∙ Sinhala with English subtitles ∙ Cert 15
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- 1h 21m
Pakistani classical musicians travel to New York to perform with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at the prestigious Lincoln Centre Orchestra
Song Of Lahore
- Dir. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy & Andy Schocken • 2015 • Punjabi/Urdu with English subtitles • Cert 12A
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- 1h 22m
A breath-taking documentary that captures the timelessness and rich human drama of our engagement with the natural world
Monsoon
- Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson • 2015 • Malayalam/Assamese/Marathi/Hindi with English subtitles • Cert 15
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- 1h 48m
Winner of the prestigious Sutherland Award at the London Film Festival Rat Trap examines the end of feudalism through one family's fall from power
Elippathayam (Rat-Trap)
- Dir. Adoor Gopalakrishnan • 1982 • Malayalam with English subtitles • Cert 12A
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- 2h 1m
A sweeping epic exploring questions identity, justice and beauty through an experimental photographer, an ailing monk and a young stockbroker
Ship Of Theseus
- Dir. Anand Gandhi • 2012 • Hindi/English/Arabic/Swedish with English subtitles • Cert 12A
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- 2h 29m
Winner of the Slamdance Audience Award, this movie tells of the courtship of two loveable young strangers searching for connection in an online world
Hank And Asha
- Dir. James E. Duff • 2013 • English • Cert PG
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- 1h 13m
Shabnam Sukhdev uses personal memories and archival materials to construct a portrait of her late father and great documentarian, S. Sukhdev
The Last Adieu
- Dir. Shabnam Sukhdev ∙ 2014 ∙ Hindi/English with English subtitles ∙ Cert 12A
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- 1h 30m
Ruhul lives under the shadow of planes, aimless and frustrated, until he meets Arif and quickly gets pulled into a world of revolutionary politics
Runway
- Dir. Tareque Masud • 2010 • Bangla with English subtitles • Cert 12A
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- 1h 30m
This seminal film sees two railway signal men whose passion for wrestling and relationship are put to the test when one of them gets married
Uttara (The Wrestlers)
- Dir. Buddhadeb Dasgupta • 2000 • Bengali with English subtitles • Cert 12A
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- 1h 39m
In Conversations
Shabana Azmi shares golden insights into her five decade long career, in conversation with British Asian director Pratibha Parmar.
In Conversation With Shabana Azmi
- Interviewed by Pratibha Parmar
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- 1h 20m
One of Bollywood's most versatile actors, Ayushmann Khurrana opens the festival with an in-depth In Conversation event, about his life and career.
In Conversation With Ayushmann Khurrana
- Interviewed by Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
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- 51min
BAFTA and Academy nominated director Mira Nair is In Conversation with LIFF's director, Cary Rajinder Sawhney MBE
In Conversation With Mira Nair
- Interviewed by Cary Sawhney
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- 45min
India's most widely well known indie director talks candidly to Steve Rose of the Guardian about his life, films and exciting new feature Choked.
In Conversation With Anurag Kashyap
- Interviewed by Steve Rose
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- 58min
Oscar nominated director Deepa Mehta delves into many aspects of her career, in conversation with former LFF director Clare Stewart.
In Conversation With Deepa Mehta
- Interviewed by Clare Stewart
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- 58min
A longtime friend of the festival, Adil Hussain delves into the depth of his craft in this special "In Conversation" event
In Conversation With Adil Hussain
- Interviewed by Peter Webber
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- 1h 12m
Hollywood actress Freida Pinto is In Conversation with Anna Smith, chair of the UK Film Critics’ Circle.
In Conversation With Freida Pinto
- Interviewed by Anna Smith
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- 58min
Winning Films of the Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition
2011 Winner • Recommended cert. 12A
Amar (2011 Winner)
- Dir. Andrew Hinton
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- 10min
2012 Winner • Recommended cert. 15
Shor (2012 Winner)
- Dir. Neeraj Ghaywan
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- 17min
2013 Winner • Recommended cert. 12A
Kaun Kamleshwar (2013 Winner)
- Dir. Anurag Goswami
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- 19min
2014 Winner • Recommended cert. 15
Kush (2014 Winner)
- Dir. Shubhashish Buthiani
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- 20min
2015 Winner • Recommended cert. 12A
Khargosh (2015 Winner)
- Dir. Sudarshan Suresh
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- 15min
2016 Winner • Recommended cert. 15
Mochi (2016 Winner)
- Dir. Saqib Pandor
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- 20min
2017 Winner • Recommended cert. 15
Papa (2017 Winner)
- Dir. Siddhart Chauhan
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- 15min
2018 Winner • Recommended cert. 15
The Peanut Seller (2018 Winner)
- Dir. Etienne Sievers
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- 19min
2019 Winner • Recommended cert. 15
U Ushacha (2019 Winner)
- Dir. Rohan Kanwade
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- 21min
