Liar's Dice

Liar's Dice

(2014)

Liar's Dice is a 2013 Hindi, road drama film, written and directed by Geetu Mohandas. The film deals with the issue of the human cost of migration to cities and the issue of migrant labourers and their exploitation, through the story of young mother, living in remote village, whose husband goes missing after having left to work many months ago.
Mohandas made her debut as feature film director with the film, she had previously made short film Kelkkunndo in 2008, which received wide acclaim. The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Mumbai Film Festival in October 2013, where it took part in the Indian competition section. Next, it was selected for screening at the Sundance Film Festival and International Film Festival Rotterdam. It won a special jury award at Sofia International Film Festival.

Story: The canvas of the film stretches from a small village on the mountains called Chitkul, which borders China to the industrial land of big dreams, Delhi city.
It’s about a young mother, Kamala (Geetanjali Thapa) and her 3-year-old daughter from a tribal community who embarks on a journey leaving their native land in search of her missing husband. Along this journey she encounters an army deserter who realizing the perils of the journey ahead for them, decides to accompany them to their destination.
This film talks about a sense of futility; anger against the system and also explores the dynamics of a man woman relationship. It's a linear narrative travel story with a more alarming backdrop of the socio political conditions of India today.

Cast:
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Nawazuddin
Geetanjali Thapa as Kamala
Manya Gupta as Manya
Vikram Bhagra as Hotel Owner
Murari Kumar as Hotel Boy

Release Date: 5 October 2013 (MAMI)
14 October 2014
Genre: Adventure/Drama/Family
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10
Certificate: Not Rated

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Source: Wikipedia