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Still from Fabienne

I had never seen a film from Kazakhstan before and this was my chance to right that wrong. Kausar, directed by Gulsina Mirgaliyeva was the first film of the day for me. A 15 year old who hasn’t even matured yet ends up pregnant following a rape. At the maternity home, she comes in contact with other pregnant women which gives her the inspiration to go ahead with her motherhood. It was a visually striking film with sufficient humour and pathos to elicit claps after it ended.

No film fest experience is complete without a taste or Iranian cinema. So I went in for Amir Hossein Saghafi’s Death is my Profession and was bowled over. Three thieves steal electric cables. One gets electrocuted on the spot. One gets arrested and the third flees. The rest of the film is about the retribution the two survivors receive.

The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, a Reliance entertainment initiative is all set to welcome some of the best new French cinema and artists for the 4th edition of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. The festival will see renowned French cinema personalities such as Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin, Nassim Amouache, Martin Provost, Jose Alcala and Stephane Robelin amongst others in attendance. Jean-Raphael Peytregnet, Consul General of France said, "We are happy to be associated with the Mumbai Film Festival. The Mumbai Film Festival has certainly etched a place for itself, to be recognized as one of the best film festivals both in India and Internationally. The '4thRendez-vous with French Cinema' section will showcase some of the best new French Cinema, with the participation of some well-known French stars." The special section seeks to establish an exhilarating platform for showcasing the various facets of French contemporary cinema,...