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Films in December, 2006

8th December

WHITE RAINBOW (Hindi/120mins)

7:00 PM

Dir. Dharan Mandrayer. Prod: Shivaji Production & Prabhu Movies.

Story of four remarkable women and their journey from the depths of despair to the spires of hope. The film challenges the myths and traditions that relegate India's widows to lives of servitude and poverty. Winner of the Best Feature Film at the Sedona Film Festival. Collab: Guild of Service ( for the 18yrs and above only.)

13th December

LA CHASSE AUX PAPILLONS (The Butterfly Chase) 1992

7:00 PM

Dir. Ottar Iosseliani

Two old women live in a huge and dilapidated French castle and have surrounded themselves with their priceless belongings. The women are the pride of the village, but they are still vulnerable to antique dealers and thieves. Courtesy: French Cultural Centre.

14th December

LE PARI ( The Bet) 1997

7:00 PM

Dir. Didier Bourdon & Bernard Campan

Brother's-in-law Bernard and Didier hate each other's guts. One night they make a bet: to stop smoking for a fortnight, until the next family together. The gauntlet is down, then hell begins... Courtesy: French Cultural Centre.

19th December

RANG-E KHODA (Colours Of Paradise) (Iran/1999/90mins)

7:00 PM

Dir. Majid Majidi

Mohammad, a blind boy, waits to be reunited with his family. The reluctant father brings him home, but wants him out, to clear the way for his marriage to a women who knows nothing of this son. Can anything bring father and son together? Collab: Mobile Creches Courtesy: Iran Culture House.

20th December

BACHEHA-YE ASSMAN (Children Of Heaven) (Iran/1997/87mins)

7:00 PM

Dir. Majid Majidi

Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor and there is no money for new shoes. There is only one way out: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits. Will the plan succeed? Collab: Mobile Creches. Courtesy: Iran Culture House.

21st December

BARAN (Iran/2001/94mins)

7:00 PM

Dir. Majid Majidi

Lateef works at a construction site in Tehran where Afghan refugees provide cheap labour. When he is given heavier tasks to compensate for the new Afghan worker, Rahmat, he treats however, Lateef discovers Rahmat's secret and everything changes. Collab: Mobile Creches. Courtesy: Iran Culture House.

22nd December

FORMULA 69 AN IDEA CAN TAKE YOUR LIFE (Hindi/100 mins. with English subtitles)

7:00 PM

Dir. Nitin Das

A science fiction adventure of 3 IIT students who use their crazy inventions to solve a murder mystery.

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