Anuja

Road to the Oscars 2025: this is nominated in 1 category best short film.

Anuja was a charming look into a sad truth. Knowing that this is real and that a foundation that helps people like Anuja exist makes you think about how our world is designed. Nonetheless we get a charming little slice of life movie with a great ending.

2 sisters who lost their parents work at a bag factory. One of the sisters are given the opportunity to start in school for only 400 rupees. The sisters try to get the money.

I really liked the cute and believable sisterhood in this movie. Anuja and Palak act believable for their age and their relation and that helps the movie a lot. This is also just a well-made film through and through.

This is a hard truth movie. While it is packed with optimism as you kind of have to in a situation like this, it is hard to think that this is something that happens every day.

I really liked the open ended ending of this movie. Really showing the complexity of the situation the sisters are in. This is not just a moral easy question, it´s hard because you know what the cost is for all the lives involved and if that is something that happens every day it´s hard.

Overall I was charmed by this short. It´s well made and good. It is the most clean Oscar film I have watched so far, but somehow that works for it. It´s nothing insane or special, just competent.

Oscar Predictions: Political undertones, check. When it comes to the academy they like to make a political statement with their choice sometimes and in this case this check a box, but shorts like "A lien"(2022) and "I´m not a robot"(2023) dies the same with a more pro what we want in America angel. This is the winner so far to me. The most clean of the short, pure Oscar bait but it works and it´s good. I root for this!

This 22-minute short film, nominated for an Oscar, grabbed my attention, and I had high hopes considering its inclusion in such a prestigious global award show.

The story follows two young girls struggling to make ends meet, with one sister being a math genius.

Sajda Pathan and Ananya Shanbhag play the sisters, and they truly bring a breath of fresh air to the narrative. The director has extracted the best performances from these two young talents.

The scene at the mall is engaging, and the celebration afterward beautifully encapsulates their lives. The story authentically reflects real life, which is its true charm. While it doesn't present anything groundbreaking, it remains a sweet watch.

With such a short runtime, it's definitely worth watching-though I wished for a better ending.

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I heard that a short film from India made the final nominations for oscars 2025 so I had to give it a try and after watching I don't know what to say I just gave an 8 just cause of the topic of the movie and it's post credit scene I mean the makers presented nothing new they just showed the reality on the big screen The ending was open ended which I liked it was like saying whatever she chooses it is going to be a wrong decision good creative choice

FAVOURITE CHARACTER :: elder sister her struggles were touching FAVOURITE MOMENT :: Anuja asking her sister in the middle of the night will he come with her.

I think it's important that people from the west see movies or stories like this. Not to feel sorry or superior but It gives a better understanding of the life of poor people in India. For many people here in the west it's very hard to understand why the people are in a situation like this and stories like this help to get an idea of true life India and how hard it can be for the not fortunate ones. Helping the poor in India might increase if more people with money and a conscience would understand. Thank you for this movie and your awesome work. All the best to the organisation and its protégés!

Has it got a good message? Yeah, kind of. Does it move me to act upon it? Not really. The movie is powerful for a 23-minute runtime, but it is not powerful enough to stir me. It is rather minimal and pretty in its own little way, but nothing honestly stood out to me about the work. It ends posing a dilemma-a rather huge one at that-but the rest of it? Bland. At least to me it was.

The acting is pretty fine. The characters portrayed have some depth. The screenplay is quite intelligent, to which the shots do sufficient justice. It wouldn't be a "10/10 I recommend," but one could give it a chance.