Country of Blind (OPENING NIGHT)
Date:
May 5, 2022
Date:
Friday, June 3, 2022Time:
19:15 (Doors open from 19:00)Venue:
ODEON Luxe Birmingham Broadway Plaza, B16 8LPDirector:
Rahat KazmiCast:
Shoib Nikash Shah, Hina Khan, Namita Lal, Anushka Sen, Mir Sarwar, Pradhuman Singh, Jitendra Rai, Inaamulhaq, Ahmer Haider, Hussein Khan, Rahat KazmiDuration:
91 MinutesLanguage:
Hindi (with English subtitles)Certified:
PG - Parental Guidance (some scenes may be unsuitable for young children).WORLD PREMIERE
Synopsis
Adapted from The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells, the story is set in 18th century India, in the Himalayas, where a mountaineer named Abhimanyu, who, while guiding a group of European mountaineers to climb an unconquered mountain slips from a cliff and falls a thousand feet down.
Abhimanyu is considered dead by the group. But he survives and lands in a strange valley; a place where all the inhabitants are blind for generations and they do not have any idea about vision.
In the film, one man with eyes with a belief of superiority fails to prove his mettle and is considered as disabled.
The story touches on many socio-economic issues through the journey of Abhimanyu in a symbolic manner.
DIRECTOR BIO
Rahat Kazmi is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker. He has already produced a number of award-winning films under the banner of Rahat Kazmi Film (RKF) Studios, showcasing local stories to the world.
RKF started as a single producer and has grown into a group of companies and a studio setup having talent, equipment and all arrangements of filmmaking in India, UK, Europe, Singapore and the USA.
Rahat and his team have worked with some of the best creatives and talent in India and worldwide.
POST-SCREENING Q&A
Shoib Nikash Shah, Namita Lal and Jitendra Rai will attend and participate in a post-screening Q&A discussion.
