Euganea Film Festival

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Wagah

by Supriyo Sen

Documentary | HDV | 13 min.

italian subtitles by EMM

date

tuesday 14 july

location

BATTAGLIA TERME, Giardini INPS

Each night the only bordercrossing between India and Pakistan on a 1000km stretch becomes the sight of an extraordinary event. Thousands of people gather to witness the ritual closing of the border, after which the masses get as close as possible to the gate to greet their former neighbours. This “festival“ is therefore on the one hand a celebration of the partition, but on the other hand also the only connecting element. What do the terms separation, home and proximity mean to the people on both sides?

Supriyo Sen lives and works as an author and director in Kolkata and New Delhi. His previous works include documentaries: “Way Back Home“ (2003) and “Hope Dies Last“ (2006). “Wagah” is the last and final part of his trilogy about the seperation of India and Pakistan. Supriyo is currently working on his first feature film together with his french co-producer.

Direction

Supriyo Sen

Story

Supriyo Sen

Script

Supriyo Sen

Photography

Ranu Ghosh (India), Najaf Bilgrami (Pakistan)

Editing

Szilvia Ruszev

Production

Henning Kamm & Fabian Gasmia - DETAiLFILM

Distribution

DETAiLFILM

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