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AmalSaturday March 29, 2008 Collins Hall, Bowen Island |
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Rupinder Nagra, leading actor and co-producer of Amal, is traveling from Toronto to introduce the Film Society’s March 29 screening. Playing the title role, Rupinder is a veteran of Canadian British and Indian cinema and television production, having worked with Deepa Mehta ("Water") as well as Bollywood directors and many others. Also appearing in the film is well-known character actor Roshan Seth ("Indiana Jones- Temple of Doom", "Passage to India", "Monsoon Wedding" and many more titles). Amal tells the story of an autorickshaw driver in New Delhi whose innate compassion stirs up cross-caste conflicts. Faced with a huge bequest from a wealthy acquaintance, Amal must question his own values while watching greed corrupt many around him. This vividly textured film by first time Canadian director Richie Mehta, shows us an unvarnished India through the touching story of one man’s decency. By examining a family in which wealth creates nothing but the hunger for more, the story evokes lingering vestiges of the caste system. Acting as an inadvertent inspiration to the dying patriarch, Amal’s wisdom teaches that we are defined as much by what we sacrifice as by what we possess. This is a "must-see" film, winding up BIFS' winter season. Expect lots of interesting discussion with our honoured guest following the screening. "… modest and good-hearted, yet finally unsentimental." Adam Nayman, Eye Weekly Visit www.bowenfilm.com to view a trailer of the film and to see a list of further reading material. | |
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