Blinded by the Light (2019)

📹 An ode to Bruce Springsteen.

Reflection 
"It is heavenly,
It is divine,
Heals wounds, Mends hearts,
No matter Who we are,
Or where we are from,
Touches us in different ways,
Acts as a shoulder,
Lifts us up,
Fills our soul,
Travels across boundaries,
And carries us all along."  PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
Blinded by the Light is a 2019 British comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha. It is inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen. Sarfraz Manzoor co-wrote the film script along with Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. It is based on Manzoor's memoir 'Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll'.
Name and Year: Blinded by the light and 2019

Producers: Jane Barclay, Gurinder Chadha and Jamal Daniel
Music: A. R. Rahman
Cinematographer: Ben Smithard
Editor: Justin Krish
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Movie Plot
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.

Movie Trailer

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Bruce Springsteen Delight
Song: Dancing in the Dark 

Song: Born to Run 

Song: The River

Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blinded_by_the_Light_(2019_film_poster).png
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light_(2019_film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8266310/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/LlAGNDB1w7Y
Songs:
https://youtu.be/129kuDCQtHs   (Dancing in the Dark )
https://youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA   (Born to Run )
https://youtu.be/lc6F47Z6PI4   (The River)


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Love is Blind (2019)

 📹 Is Love blind ? 

Reflection 
What is real ? What is not real ?
Can the nights be glorious ?
Can the days be dim ?
Some of us have eyes,
But, fail to see.
Some can only feel,
But, can clearly see.
is it that we don't wish to see ?
Or is it the way we see ?  #PoeticWithHope 

Movie Details 
Name and Year: Love is Blind (formerly titled 'Beautiful Darkness') and 2019
Directors: Monty Whitebloom and Andy Delaney
Producers: Alexis Alexanian, Lucy Barzun Donnelly and Alexandra Kerry
Screenplay: Jennifer Schuur
Cinematographer: Monty Whitbloom
Editor: Alex Kopit
Music: John Carbonara, Mick Gormaley and Linda Cohen
Country: United States
Language: English

Movie Plot 
A woman with selective perception, who cannot see her mother, is prescribed by her psychiatrist to spend time with a suicidal man that has fallen in love with her - but she cannot see either.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://www.signature-entertainment.co.uk/film/love-is-blind/
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_Blind_(2019_film)
Movie Plot: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4712086/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/Y5pg8EHIYKk


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You Are the Apple of My Eye/ 那些年，我们一起追的女孩/ Na Xie Nian, Wo Men Yi Qi Zhui De Nu Hai (2011)

🎥 What does it mean to love someone ?

Reflection 
Fell in love with the way the film is shot with such grace and simplicity.

It reminds me of the song 'How Deep is Your Love' by Bee Gees: 
"And you come to me on a summer breeze
 Keep me warm in your love and then softly leave
 And it's me you need to show...
 How deep is your love
 how deep is your love
 I really need to learn
'Cause were living in a world of fools
 Breaking us down
 When they all should let us be
 We belong to you and me"

Movie Details 
You Are the Apple of My Eye, ("那些年，我們一起追的女孩" in Chinese means "Those Years, The Girl We Went After Together"), is a 2011 Taiwanese romance film. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel "Na Xie Nian, Wo Men Yi Qi Zhui De Nu Hai" by Taiwanese author Giddens Ko.
Director: Giddens Ko
Producers: Zhiping Chai and Adam Tsuci  
Writer/Screenplay: Giddens Ko 
Cinematographer: Yi-Hsien Chou
Country: Taiwan
Language: Mandarin 

Movie Plot 
A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Jiayi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ke Jingteng, but he ends up loving her as well.

Movie Trailer

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Musical Memory

How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees (1977)

Post Sources 
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:You_Are_the_Apple_of_My_Eye_film_poster.jpg
Movie Details: http://asianwiki.com/You_Are_the_Apple_of_My_Eye
                        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_the_Apple_of_My_Eye
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2036416/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/v5H6wE47FrI
Musical Memory (Song and Lyrics): https://youtu.be/XpqqjU7u5Yc

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Raatchasi (2019)

“You can't stop a teacher when they want to do something. They just do it.” -- J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye) 

Reflection 
Highlights the problems that plague our education system and showcases how unwavering efforts can help bring joy in the life of the souls attached to the system. 

"Education is the movement from darkness to light."  --Allan Bloom

Movie Details 
'Raatchasi' (which means Demonness in English) is a 2019 Indian Tamil drama film.
Director: Sy. Gowthamraj
Producers:     S. R. Prakashbabu, S. R. Prabhu and Aravendraj Bhaskaran
Writer: Bharathi Thambi
Cinematography: Gokul Benoy
Editor: Philominraj   
Music: Sean Roldan
Production Company: Dream Warrior Pictures
Country: India
Language: Tamil  

Movie Plot
Story of a rural Government school headmistress, who saves the school from its decline and reforms the same by handling the hindrances from private school owners, Govt. officials, politicians and even her colleagues. 

Movie Trailer

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Soundtrack Lane

Nee En Nanbanae

Rekka Namakku 

Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Raatchasi_Poster.jpg
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raatchasi
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10431010/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/mC9e7ywzvnU
Soundtrack Lane: https://youtu.be/0KowwXsjPFs
                              https://youtu.be/K9-olvIfNnE


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Little Love Song/ 小さな恋のうた/ Chiisana Koi no Uta (2019)

Isn't every song a love song!! 

Reflection
I got a chance to attend the screening of 'Little Love Song', as part of the Japanese Film Festival(2019), organized by Japan Foundation in collaboration with PVR Cinemas in Delhi.

"Separation and grief;
Have unbreakable ties,
Lost in the aid of strings,
Love acknowledges no boundaries."  #PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
Name and Year: Little Love Song(English)/ 小さな恋のうた(Japanese)/ Chiisana Koi no Uta(Romaji) and 2019
Director: Kojiro Hashimoto
Producers: Akira Morii, Masaki Koide and Takeshi Yamashiro
Screenplay: Kenya Hirata
Music: MONGOL800
Cinematographer: Futa Takagi 
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Movie Plot
Life in Okinawa has never looked sweeter for four high school students of a pop-rock band that sings catchy songs that evoke images of love and vibrant youth. All that changes when one evening a band member is tragically killed in a hit-and-run car accident.

Movie Trailer 

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: http://asianwiki.com/File:Little_Love_Song-p1.jpg
Movie Details: http://asianwiki.com/Little_Love_Song
Movie Plot: https://japanesefilmfestival.net/film/little-love-song/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/FrN0yxLO13A


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My Dad is a Heel Wrestler/ パパはわるものチャンピオン/ Papa wa Warumono Champion (2018)

🎥 The man behind the Cockroach (Gokiburi) Mask!! 

Reflection 
I got a chance to attend the screening of 'My Dad is a Heel Wrestler', as part of the Japanese Film Festival(2019), organized by Japan Foundation in collaboration with PVR Cinemas in Delhi. The following questions came to my mind as I walked out of the movie theater with my friends:
What if sometimes we have to be rather act as the bad guy to get things done ?    
How can we judge others based on what he/she does for a living ?
What value does an hero have in the absence of a villain ?
How can we teach our kids the difference between playing a bad guy and being a bad guy ?

Movie Details
Inspired by the children’s book 'Papa no shigoto wa warumono desu' and 'Papa wa Warumono Chanpion' written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hisanori Yoshida. 
Name and Year: My Dad is a Heel Wrestler(English)/ パパはわるものチャンピオン(Japanese)/ Papa wa Warumono Champion(Romaji) and 2018
Director: Kyohei Fujimura
Producer: Yusuke Wakabayashi 
Writers: Masahiro Itabashi & Hisanori Yoshida (picture book) and Kyohei Fujimura (screenplay)
Cinematographer: Hironori Yamasaki
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Movie Plot
Pro wrestling champion Hiroshi Tanahashi makes his acting debut as the gentle giant dad to nine-year-old Shota, whose understanding of goodies versus baddies is challenged in the wrestling arena when he discovers his father is actually the despicable heel wrestler who wears the Gokiburi Mask.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: http://asianwiki.com/File:My_Dad_is_a_Heel_Wrestler-p001.jpg
Movie Details: http://asianwiki.com/My_Dad_is_a_Heel_Wrestler
Movie Plot: https://japanesefilmfestival.net/film/my-dad-is-a-heel-wrestler/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/QLUyWeidVcs


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Ode to Joy (2019)

Who doesn't want to be happy ?

Reflection 
When the majority of us are running after or are in search of happiness, there are a few souls on Earth, who are running away from joy or are in search of sadness in order to avoid triggering sudden muscular weakness, paralysis or postural collapse caused by emotions such as laughter, sorrow or terror. For Charlie, it is joy that causes him to fall apart within seconds, makes you wonder how delicate and simple life is.

Movie Details 
The film is based on a true story by Chris Higgins which originally aired on 'This American Life'.
Name and Year: Ode to Joy and 2019
Director: Jason Winer
Producers: Mike Falbo, Jason Winer, Michael Lasker, Jimmy Miller, Ira Glass, Alissa Shipp and Pamela Thur
Screenplay: Max Werner
Music: Jeremy Turner
Cinematographer: David Robert Jones 
Editor: Peter Teschner
Country: USA 
Language: English

Movie Plot 
Charlie (Martin) is a Brooklyn-based librarian in his forties suffering from cataplexy, causing him to faint whenever he experiences strong emotions, especially joy. Upon meeting the charming and free-spirited Francesca (Baccarin), Charlie falls in love but sets her up with his brother Cooper (Jake Lacy) instead because of his condition.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources 
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ode_to_Joy_(2019)_Movie_Poster.jpg
Movie Plot and Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_to_Joy_(film)
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/HIMO1IheTpA
 
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The Price of Free (2018)

Let a kid be a kid before anything else. 

Reflection
If I had to describe Kailash Satyarthi's life in three words, I would call it inspiring, passionate and courageous.
We have let down the young one's of our planet. Why is it not possible to ensure that each kid on our planet has a safe, healthy and happy childhood ? Why have we put the less fortunate ones among them in the middle of wars, anguish, along road sides, out on the streets, out of schools, in bondage and pain ?      

Documentary Details
The Price of Free is a documentary about Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi. The film, formerly known as Kailash, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and debuted on YouTube in November 2018.
Director: Derek Doneen
Producers: Davis Guggenheim 

Documentary

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About Kailash Satyarthi

 Kailash Satyarthi (born 11 January 1954) is an Indian 'Children's rights' activist. He is a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Global March Against Child Labour, Global Campaign for Education, Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation, and Rugmark now known as GoodWeave International. To date, Kailash Satyarthi and his team at Bachpan Bachao Andolan have liberated more than 88,000 children in India from child labour, slavery and trafficking.

 

Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech 

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Post Sources 
Documentary Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Price_of_Free_poster.jpg
Documentary Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Price_of_Free
Documentary: https://youtu.be/UsqKz1hd_CY
Kailash Satyarthi's Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kailash_Satyarthi_March_2015.jpg
About Kailash Satyarthi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailash_Satyarthi
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech: https://youtu.be/UNZNbcf5Hd8

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Isn't it Romantic (2019)

📹 A treat for  Rebel Wilson fans !

Favourite Scene
When Natalie tries to crash Josh's wedding.

Reflection
What If life were a Rom-Com movie and you don't want to be part of it ? How do you find your way out of it ?

Movie Details
Name and Year: Isn't it Romantic and 2019
Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson
Producers: Todd Garner, Grant Scharbo and Gina Matthews
Screenplay: Erin Cardillo, Dana Fox and Katie Silberman
Story: Erin Cardillo
Music: John Debney
Cinematographer: Simon Duggan
Editor: Andrew Marcus
Country: United States
Language: English

Movie Plot
A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Isn't_It_Romantic_(2019_poster).png
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isn't_It_Romantic_(2019_film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2452244/
Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwgoVmILQU


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Campeones / Champions (2018)

🎥 What does it mean to be normal ?

Reflection
We all blessed with different skill sets. What does it mean to be normal ? Are we not different in some way or the other ? Sheds new light on our existence and perception of the world. What does it take to be champion ? I invite you to watch 'Champions' to figure it out with coach Montes. 

Movie Details
"Campeones" is inspired by Aderes team in Burjassot (Valencia), a team created with people with intellectual disabilities that won twelve Spanish championships between 1999 and 2014.
Name and Year: Campeones (Spanish)/ Champions (English) and 2018
Director: Javier Fesser
Producers: Gabriel Arias-Salgado, Alexandra Lebret, Álvaro Longoria and Luis Manso
Screenplay: David Marqués and Javier Fesser
Music: Rafael Arnau
Cinematographer: Chechu Graf
Editor: Roberto Bolado and Javier Fesser
Country: Spain  
Language: Spanish

Movie Plot
A basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Campeones_(Champions)_poster.jpeg
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champions_(2018_film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6793580/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/C0p5-b3YwIM


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Nonsense (2018)

We neither learn nor express the same way ! 

Personal Reflection
'Nonsense' tries to portray the life of a high school student by highlighting the current scenario of education in our country that fails to recognize unconventional talent and character in our classrooms. It makes you wonder about the idea and purpose of education.

Movie Details
Name and Year: Nonsense and 2018
Director: M. C. Jithin
Producer: Johny Sagariga
Screenplay: M. C. Jithin, Libin T. B. and Mohammed Shafeek
Cinematography: Alex J. Pulickal
Editor: Appu Bhattathiri
Music: Rinosh George and Vishnu Shyam (Score)
Country: India
Language: Malayalam

Movie Plot
A bright but misunderstood student, who has a passion for BMX and a love for science, in his search for humanity. His faith in humanity is tested when something unexpected happens.

Movie Trailer

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Soundtrack Lane
"Pularnila Kasavumayi" performed by Rinosh George and written by Vinayak Sasikumar(Malayalam). 

"Chirakukal Njan Tharam" performed by Rinosh George and written by Vinayak Sasikumar.

Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8513044/mediaviewer/rm2984869120
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsense_(film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8513044/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/F7ExTuTK9Gg
Songs: https://youtu.be/4-Esq0BD5vM (Pularnila Kasavumayi) &
            https://youtu.be/rfhlDNWTOSM (Chirakukal Njan Tharam)


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Documentary: Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design (2017)

Designing to solve a problem for someone.

Reflection
A look into the art of designing footwear (especially shoes) through the eyes of Tinker Hatfield. Tinker's vision of designing for the future, adding meaning and capturing stories is imbibed in all his creations. His story sheds light on the importance of studying the subject and its needs (i.e. the users feet in the realm of footwear design). It also captures the sacrifice, effort and time that goes behind making remarkable designs.

Documentary Details
'Tinker Hatfield's Footwear Design' is the second episode of a Netflix original documentary series called 'Abstract: The Art of Design'. The series highlights artists in the field of design. The series was created by former Wired editor-in-chief Scott Dadich.
Series Name and Year: Abstract: The Art of Design and 2017
Creator: Scott Dadich
Episode Name: Tinker Hatfield: Footwear Design
Episode Director: Brian Oakes
Episode Writer: Chris Chuang (story consultant)
Episode Cinematography: Clair Popkin
Music: Mark Mothersbaugh

Documentary Series Trailer

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About Tinker Hatfield

Tinker Linn Hatfield, Jr., (born April 30, 1952, Hillsboro, Oregon) is an American designer of numerous Nike athletic shoe models like Air Jordan 3, the twentieth anniversary Air Jordan XX, and other athletic sneakers including the world's first "cross training" shoes, the Nike Air Trainer. He is one of Fortune magazine's "100 Most Influential Designers" of the 20th century.







 



(Extra) Designers Lane

A TEDxPortland talk by Tinker Hatfield in 2011.

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Post Sources
Netflix Documentary Series: https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80057883
Documentary Details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract:_The_Art_of_Design
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418656/?ref_=ttep_ep2
Document Series Trailer: https://youtu.be/DYaq2sWTWAA
Tinker Hatfield's Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tinker_Hatfield.jpg
About Tinker Hatfield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Hatfield
Designers Lane Video: https://youtu.be/chhymGE3Xb4

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The Intouchables / Intouchables [ɛ̃tuʃabl] (2011)

A different outlook; A different life. 

Reflection
Our differences are meant to make us better and stronger. Sometimes we get caught in the dilemma of being truthful or being polite, most us would prefer to choose the latter but only a few of us have the courage to speak our hearts out and set the ball rolling in a new direction. 

Movie Details
Name and Year: The Intouchables(English)/ Intouchables [ɛ̃tuʃabl](French) and 2011
Directors: Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano
Producers: Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou and Laurent Zeitoun
Writers: Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano
Music: Ludovico Einaudi
Cinematographer: Mathieu Vadepied
Editor: Reynald Bertrand
Country: France
Language: French

Movie Plot
The plot of the film is inspired by the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and his French-Algerian caregiver Abdel Sellou.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Intouchables.jpg
Movie Details and Plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intouchables
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/0V8ZJ_8qARs

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Photograph (2019)

🎥 Everything happens in its time. 

Reflection
"Sometimes life sees you,
Sometimes you see life.
A different lens,
Offers a different view."  --- #PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
Name and Year: Photograph and 2019
Director: Ritesh Batra
Studio: Amazon Studios
Writer: Ritesh Batra
Cinematography: Tim Gillis and Ben Kutchins
Editor: John F. Lyons    
Music: Peter Raeburn  
Producers: Ritesh Batra, Viola Fügen, Neil Kopp, Michel Merkt, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani & Michael Weber
Assistant/Co/Jr. Producers: Martina Valentina Baumgartner, Jeff Rowles and  Cécile Tollu-Polonowski    
Line/Executive Producers: Sanjeev Mishra, Smriti Jain, Gaurav Mishra, Arun Rangachari & Vivek Rangachari
Country: India, USA and Germany
Language: Hindi, Gujarati and English  

Movie Plot
Two lives intersect in Mumbai and go along together. A struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection that transforms them in ways that they could not expect.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7778680/mediaviewer/rm457664512
Movie Details: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7778680/
Movie Plot: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/photograph_2019
Movie Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUL2z8Ps_Ik


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Gaon (2018)

Tries to hit the right notes.

Reflection
A look into the culture that exists in our villages and how under the mask of materialistic development we are hampering it. Makes you wonder about the meaning of freedom and the differences created by us. It also highlights the impact of technology on our day to day lives.

Movie Details
Name and Year:  Gaon and 2018
Director: Gautam Singh Sigdar
Producers: Neha Singh and Gautam Singh Sigdar
Associate/ Co-producers: Kishore Kanchan, Abdul Roase, Reem Haddad, Corinne Schineider, Farid Barsoum, Vinit Khosla, Adrian Billing and Yasir Khan.
Writer: Gautam Singh Sigdar 
Cinematography: Naiyer Ghufran
Editors: Adrian Billing and Gautam Singh Sigdar
Country: India
Language: Hindi

Movie Plot
This film is inspired by the true story of writer/director Gautam Singh Sigdar’s own village in Jharkhand, India. The story of a remote and isolated community which in the wake of modernity and technology begins to erode the very fabric of our village society.

Movie Trailer

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Director Gautam Singh Sigdar's Journey

Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://gaonfilm.com/
Movie Details and Plot:
https://gaonfilm.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6667252/
Movie Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/nx9REwfs6QA
Gautam's Journey Video Link: https://youtu.be/oDxc114BPe8


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The 8 Year Engagement/ 8年越しの花嫁/ 8-nengoshi no Hanayome (2017)

Love is patient. 

Reflection
"Clouds of hope,
With pain; sorrow; patience,
Some fight for life,
Some for love,
Some for dreams" --- #PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
The 8-Year Engagement is a Japanese film based on an autobiographical book '8 Nen Goshi no Hanayome Kimi no Me ga Sametanara' by Hisashi Nakahara and Mai Nakahara.

Name and Year: The 8 Year Engagement (English)/ 8年越しの花嫁 (Japanese)/ 8-nengoshi no Hanayome (Romaji) and 2017
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Producers: Daisuke Fukushima and Shinya Watanabe
Writer: Yoshikazu Okada
Cinematography: Koichi Saito
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese

Movie Plot
Hisashi and Mai meet at a restaurant and what begins with Mai's dislike of Hisashi's attitude turns into a story of friendship and love. Mai's illness hits her memory and twists their life. The story highlights Hisashi's unwavered commitment and Mai's fight to recall him.   

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:8-Year_Engagement.jpg 
Movie Details:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_8-Year_Engagement
http://asianwiki.com/The_8-Year_Engagement
Movie Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXubV4fh0Eg


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Fighting with My Family (2019)

🎥 When reality meets fantasy !

Favourite Scene

Tryouts session for WWE. 

Reflection

Sometimes you move along and dream of becoming a champion, Sometimes you challenge the odds and become 
a champion. 

Movie Details

Fighting with My Family is a 2019 biographical sports comedy-drama film, based on the 2012 documentary 
The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family by Max Fisher, depicting the WWE career of professional wrestler Paige.

Director: Stephen Merchant

Producers: Kevin Misher and Michael J. Luisi

Screenplay: Stephen Merchant   

Music: Vik Sharma and Graham Coxon

Cinematographer: Remi Adefarasin

Editor: Nancy Richardson

Country: United Kingdom and United States    

Language: English 

Movie Plot

The movie portrays the journey and struggles of Saraya-Jade Bevis from Norwich, England to become Paige, 
the WWE Divas Champion. 

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources

Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fighting_With_My_Family_poster.png

Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighting_with_My_Family

Movie Trailer Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqF3VTv0cqU

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Swing Kids / 스윙키즈 / Seuwingkijeu (2018)

Hope in times of despair.

Reflection

What if we were confined to a place from where there was no escape ?
What would you do ? How would you stay afloat ?  

Movie Details

Swing Kids is a 2018 South Korean musical drama film based on the Korean musical Roh Ki-soo by Jang Woo-sung.

Director: Kang Hyeong-cheol

Producers: Lee An-na and Yoo Sung-kweon  

Screenplay: Kang Hyeong-cheol

Music: Kim Jun-seok

Cinematographer: Kim Ji-yong

Editor: Nam Na-yeong

Country: South Korea  

Language: Korean and English

Movie Plot

The story takes place in Geoje prison camp during the Korean War in 1951. 
Ro Ki-soo (Do Kyung-soo), a rebellious North Korean soldier, falls in love with tap dancing after meeting 
Jackson (Jared Grimes), an officer from Broadway.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources

Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Swing_Kids_(2018).jpg

Movie Details and Plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Kids_(2018_film)

Movie Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/GvWX6TvxyKU

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