AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
7 pm, Friday, August 21
HOYTS MELBOURNE CENTRAL
7.30 pm, Saturday, August 22
HOYTS HIGHPOINT
Year: 2015
Language: Hindi
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Rating: Festival Rating
Director: Shlok Sharma
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shwetha Tripathi
Film Festivals & Awards: Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles,
New York Indian Film Festival,
Best Actor - Nawazuddin Siddiqui (NYIFF) Best Actress (Grand Jury Prize) - Shweta Tripathi (IFFLA)
Synopsis: Haraamkhor (The Wretched) is an innocent, illicit and emotionally driven story, set in the virginal desert territory, of Gujarat, juxtaposed against the lifeline of India's dream development. 15 yr old Sandhya (Shwetha Tripathi) is infatuated with her 35 yr old school teacher, Shyam (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), who in turn reciprocates her feelings, despite being married to his wife for more than a decade. The movie revolves around their illicit affair and the events that unfold due to it.