Description
AAMIS
2019 | India | 108 mins | Assamese (with English subtitles)
Directed by – Bhaskar Hazarika
Cast – Lima Das, Arghadeep Baruah, Neetali Das, Sagar Saurabh, Manash K Das, Momee Borah, Chandan Bhuyan
Synopsis: Nirmali, a married Paediatrician in her late 30s, leads a peaceful but lonely domestic existence in Guwahati, Assam. Her husband, a senior Doctor, spends most of his time doing relief work in surrounding areas, leaving her to take care of their son. One day, she meets Sumon, a young PhD student researching food habits in Northeastern India, who warms up to her in a manner she seems unaccustomed to. Suman's work exposes him to the belief that there's no kind of food that can be considered abnormal and Nirmali is drawn to this idea. The two quickly discover that they have a shared love for food - specifically, meat. Together, they bond over meals comprising unusual meats on platonic dates, although Suman longs for some sort of physical contact. As Nirmali's taste buds grow more adventurous, their relationship takes a dark and bizarre turn neither had anticipated.
Director: After completing his MA in Film & Drama from the University of Reading, Bhaskar worked intensively in Indian films, television, and documentaries for over a decade. His debut film 'Kothanodi' (2015) received the Post Production Grant from Asian Cinema Fund and had its World Premiere at Busan International Film Festival 2015. 'Kothanodi' has since travelled to festivals such as BFI London Film Festival, Jio MAMI Film Festival, Goteborg Film Festival and IFFLA amongst many others. 'Kothanodi' also received the National Award for Best Film in Assamese, 2016.
'Aamis' is Bhaskar's second feature film and was selected for the 2017 Asian Cinema Fund's Co-Production Market in Busan and the 2017 NFDC Film Bazaar Co-Production Market in Goa. It will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival 2019, where it will compete in the International Narrative Competition section.
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