A man steps out of the ocean. Thus begins this tale about an unnamed terminal disease (is it Aids?) that befalls an Indian village by the sea. The community asks the government for medical help, but the delegation they send is ignored in the far-off capital. Director Haghighat depicts a conflict between urban and rural areas, predominant in third world countries, whereby the rural areas and their traditions are?€œforgotten?€? by the urban governments.

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Director: Chapour Haghighat

Screenplay: Chapour Haghighat

Cast: Mansoor Seth Ava Mukherjee Honey Chaya

Producer: Chapour Haghighat Editors: Catherine Quesemand Chapour Haghighat

Orig. Titel: The Firm Land
Section: Agenda 11
Original language: Hindi
Filmtype: Fiction Feature
DoP: Mrinal Desai
Editor: Catherine Quesemand, Chapour Haghighat
Format: 35 mm

Production Company: Perspectives Nomades, 95 av. du General Leclerc, 75014 Paris, France, Tel: +33 1 45 43 23 23, email: chapour.haghighat@wanadoo.fr