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THE SACRIFICE

By Ridham JANVE

LES CINEMAS DU MONDE - LA FABRIQUE CINEMA DE L’INSTITUT FRANÇAIS - as PROMO

Second film - Development 2023

In this epic tale of survival, self-discovery and sacrifice, a slave-turned-stable boy participates in an ancient conquest ritual led by a powerful king, only to realize the propaganda and violence surrounding the sacrificial horse he is assigned to protect.

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Second film, Western, Historical
- Countries
- INDIA
- Director(s)
- Ridham JANVE
- Producer(s)
- Kartikeya SINGH (THE FILM CAFE)
- Synopsis
- In ancient India, a slave-turned-stable-boy Shirimbita hopes to raise his status by participating in a conquest ritual led by a powerful Indo-Aryan king. Through the act of a sacrificial horse claiming all territories it traverses for the king, the kingdom expands exponentially until two native boys are killed for unknowingly impeding the horse, causing a deadly backlash. Shirimbita manages to escape with the horse and rides on a survival spree, chased by vengeful natives and other Indo-Aryan tribes, developing a paradoxical relationship with the sacrificial horse he is trying to protect.