Sinjar (film)
| Sinjar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sandeep Pampally |
| Written by | Sandeep Pampally |
| Produced by | Shibu G Suseelan |
| Starring | Srinda Arhaan Mythili |
| Cinematography | Sanjay Harris |
| Edited by | Lijo Paul |
| Distributed by | SGS Cinemaz |
Release date | 2017 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Jasari |
Sinjar is a 2017 Indian Jasari language film written and directed by Sandeep Pampally. The movie grabbed the Best Feature Film in Jasari award at the 65th National Film Awards, which were declared at New Delhi on April 13, 2018. Sinjar also won award in Best Debut Film of a Director. [1][2][3]
Plot
Sinjar is a woman-centric movie primarily about the peace. Sinjar follows Fida (Srinda) and Suhara (Mythili), are the heroines in the movie from Lakshadweep who go to Iraq for work and being imprisoned by the IS. They return to Lakshadweep but the story does not end there. Society treats them cruelly when the people come to know that the women had been sexually exploited. [4][5]
Cast
- Srinda Arhaan as Fida
- Mythili as Suhara
- Musthafa as Ansar
- Sethulaksmi as Ansar's mother (umma)
Awards
- Best Feature Film in Jasari
- Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
References
- ^ "'Sinjar' also an attempt to revive Jasari language, says Best Debut Director National Award winner". The Hindu.
- ^ "A film of firsts in a language on the verge of extinction". New Indian Express.
- ^ "'Sinjar' is about tortured women and a dying language: Sandeep Pampally". Malayala Manorama.
- ^ "Meet the man who put Lakshadweep on the map with the National Film Award winning 'Sinjar'". Scroll.
- ^ "Film-maker Sandeep Pampally dedicates 'Sinjar' to victims of IS sex terror". Malayala Manorama.