MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW

By Shonali BOSE

AYA PRO CO. LTD - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, JAPAN

Drama - Completed 2014


Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2014
Contemporary World Cinema NETPAC Award
San Sebastian FF 2014
Film Library (not in selection)
Busan - BIFF/APM 2014
A Window on Asian Cinema
BFI London FF 2014
Love
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • INDIA
    • Languages
    • ENGLISH, HINDI
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Shonali BOSE
    • Writer(s)
    • Shonali BOSE, Nilesh MANIYAR
    • Producer(s)
    • Shonali Bose NILESH MANIYAR (Ishan Talkies)
    • Synopsis
    • Laila Kapoor is a spunky, talented 19-year-old girl from a close knit middle-class Delhi family.
      She was born with cerebral palsy. Her speech is garbled and she sits in a wheelchair.
      Laila is very close to her mother, Shubhangini Damle. As a result of her efforts Laila goes to
      college in the prestigious Delhi University. And when Laila’s heart is broken, it is her mother
      who enables her to continue her education at New York University.
      Here Laila meets the feisty Khanum - a visually impaired woman. And the chilled out Jared.
      Always curious about sexuality, Laila undergoes a journey that is beyond her wildest dreams.
      She calls it "wonderful but scary."
      She confronts her mother with her new truths about herself causing a huge conflict that rips
      them apart. Suddenly her world falls apart when her mother collapses in pain.
      Laila goes from being the cared to the carer - and the mother daughter bond is tested to the
      full.