Leeds Film Presents: Court

17 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2021

Online Event

presented with Day for Night who have a particularly interesting selection of recent films from emerging directors across Asia, from which we present two selections. 

Narayan Kamble is an ageing folk singer living in Mumbai who has been marked by the authorities as a dissident. Kamble’s latest charge is for inciting the suicide of a sewage worker through the allegedly seditious lyrics in his songs. With no evidence and few witnesses, events unfold in a lower Mumbai courtroom, shedding a cold light on the justice system in contemporary India. Alongside this, glimpses into the lives and minds of Kamble’s defence lawyer, the prosecutor and the judge illuminate the personal prejudices, corruption and ultimately injustice still prevalent in the shadows of the system.

PG / 2014
Drama • 1h 56m
Cast - Vivek Gomber, Geetanjali Kulkarni, Pradeep Joshi, Vira Sathidar
Director - Chaitanya Tamhane
Languages - Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, English
Subtitles - English

With Leeds cinemas closed at present, we're bringing you a selection featuring some of the best new international cinema and LIFF audience favourites for you to enjoy over Christmas and into the New Year on Leeds Film Player. There are twelve features now available, including three vibrant and original coming-of-age stories by rising directors.

During this period of social distancing and lockdown due to Coronavirus we advise that you check directly with the organiser of this event that it is going ahead as publicised.