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Rotterdam Selection ‘Naangal,’ a Personal Portrayal of Childhood Trauma, Unveils Clip, Director’s Next Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Rotterdam selection 'Naangal' is based on filmmaker Avinash Prakash's memories of a traumatic childhood in the hills of southern India.
They live in a massive house nestled in the verdant hills of Tamil Nadu, southern India, but cannot afford water, electricity or a decent meal. The father’s frustration with the failure of his business ventures and all efforts to stay afloat forces him to shift from being a considerate parent into a militant one obsessed with controlling his children who know no other way but to obey him. I come from a broken family, and somewhere me and my siblings have drifted away from our parents; and as I grew older I started recognizing that I behave physical and mentally like my father, a lot of times.
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