Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 9 (UNI) Seven films will be screened in the competition category on the second day of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), dealing with contemporary themes such as survival, love and thriller.
Family (Malayalam) by Don Palathara, The Sentence (Malayalam) by Fazil Razak and Agra (Hindi) by Kanu Behl are the Indian movies included in the schedule on Saturday.
Southern Storm by Edgardo Dieleke and Danile Casabe, Power Alley by Lillah Hallah, All the Silence by Diego del Rio and The Snowstorm by Sabit Kurmanbekov fill the rest of the list.
Don Palathara’s Family portrays the narcissist and abusing behaviour of the society through the protagonist, Soni. Fazil Razzaq’s film The Sentence (Thadavu) travels through the life of Geeta, a terminally ill woman.
Agra by Kanu Behl follows the quest for sexual odyssey and grasps the reality of patriarchy in India through the prism of male sexual misery. It premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight in the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. Southern Storm (La Sudestada) is a 2023 Spanish language film adapted from Juan Saenz Valiente’s eponymous comic, that tells the story of a grumpy old private detective.
The debut feature film by Lillah Hallah, Power Alley (Levante) is the story of Sofia who has to overcome her barriers to become an exceptional Volleyball player in the backdrop of Brazilian conservatism.
The Snowstorm by Sabit Kurmanbekov is a 2022 Kazakh movie that travels through the story of a young guy who migrates from his native place due to a snowstorm during the late 80s.
Diego del Rio film All the Silence tells the story of Miriam an actress who is also a sign language teacher who later on faces problems that lead to a downward spiral of her life.
