NAILS
Genre
Horror
Running time
15 minutes
Year
2024
Language
Hindi
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
India
Director
Triparna Banerjee
Bio
Producer
Aishwarya Sonar, Triparna Banerjee
Cast
Anjali Patil, Riza Reji, Aishwarya Sonar
Scriptwriter
Triparna Banerjee
SHOWTIME
Wed
11.
Dec
Culture Square - Cinema 3
9:45 PM - 11:09 PM
Price: 40 SAR*By purchasing this ticket, you can enjoy watching the screening of the entire package of the Red Sea: Shorts Competition 5 films:
Two sisters live in bungalow surrounded by backwoods. Mony is 25 and has Down’s Syndrome; Dolly is a nurse at the local hospital while also caring for her sister, having dropped out of medical school when their mother died. There was clearly violence in their past – Mony is gleeful that Papa cannot hit her any more - and constant threats from men in the present; Dolly must be vigilant for both of them. Using the language of horror films, Banerjee highlights the crimes against women that are often swept under the rug.
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