MARCHING IN THE DARK

FLANDERS IMAGE - as PROMO

Documentary - Completed 2024

A film about the emancipation of young Indian women in a rural area threatened by climate change and farmers' suicides.

    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • BELGIUM
    • Languages
    • MARATHI
    • Duration
    • 110 mn
    • Synopsis
    • Set against the backdrop of escalating farmer suicides in India, Sanjeevani, a young farmer’s widow, discovers strength, joy and companionship in a group of resilient women who share the same loss. During peer-to-peer sessions with a local psychologist, she finds the courage to overcome her grief, tackle social taboos, and strive for financial independence and a better future for her children. While new suicides in her community test her determination, she finds healing in the act of confronting her grief and helping other women farmers like her in a deeply patriarchal society.