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Sinjar (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Sinjar' is a 2018 Indian Jasari language film written and directed by Pampally. The movie grabbed the Best Feature Film in Jasari and Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 65th National Film Awards, which were declared at New Delhi on 13 April 2018. Sinjar also won award in Best Debut Film of a Director. This is the first movie shot in Jasari language.
Plot
This movie is completely taken in the colloquial language of Lakshadweep Islands, called JASARI. The movie SINJAR is depicting the story of an ordinary fisherman living in the capital city of Lakshadweep Island, Kavaratti.
The story revolves around the protagonist Ansar, his sister SUHARA, and ANSARS fiance FIDA. Ansar got engaged to FIDA. However, he did not bring her home because as per their custom only after wedding he could bring her home. The story further unfolds how the International terrorism impacts the ordinary life of an islander. The movie begins with SUHARA and ANSARS fiance FIDA, getting rescued by Ministry of External Affairs form the clench of ISIS terrorists who had abducted them from their workplace in foreign land. They are brought back to Lakshadweep with several other women who too had been to foreign land in pursuit of jobs. Its only later through the media the islander gets to know that the rescued women were brutally raped by ISIS terrorists. ANSAR too gets to know about this. ANASAR started weaving doubts about FIDA. Whether she too was a victim of such brutality? He decides to confront her with his doubt. But as he questions her she fell unconscious, and found that she is pregnant. ANSAR decides to break up with her before wedding itself.
In this diorama SUHARA reveals that she is also a victim similar to FIDA. Will ANSAR take a similar adjudication in SUHARAS case? Would he castaway his own sibling SUHARA or not? This was the topic of discussion among the islanders. Meanwhile, FIDA rises from the ashes like a phoenix and decides to bring up her illegitimate kid into this world and bring it up as pious and the best Muslim.
Cast
* Ansar: Musthafa
* Fida: Srinda Arhaan
* Suhara: Mythili
* Haris (Friend): Binoy Nambala
* Umma (Ansar): Sethulekshmi Amma
* Hamsa (Driver): Munshi Dileep
* Ahemed Haji (Fida father): Kottayam Padman
* Umma (Fida): Durga
* Subair (Fida brother): Yassar (Androth, Lakshadweep)
* Agent: Rishin Sali
* Fathimathatha: Lakshmi S.
* Sunaina (Subair wife): Sumaya (Androth, Lakshadweep)
* Daughter (Subair): Siyana (Kavaratti, Lakshadweep)
* Advocate: P.I.Kunjikoya (Androth, Lakshadweep)
* Asees (Cycle Shope): Sajad Bright (Androth, Lakshadweep)
* Thangal: Bamban Kattupuram (Androth, Lakshadweep)
* Mukri: Fakrudheen (Androth, Lakshadweep)
* Koya: Noor Varnalayam (Androth, Lakshadweep)
* Lady Doctor: Gayathri
* Ward Member: Awri Rahman (Amini, Lakshadweep)
Awards
* 1. DEBUT DIRECTOR OF A FILM - 65TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2018
* 2. BEST MOVIE IN JASARI - 65TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS 2018
* 3. BEST MOVIE-CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2019
* 4. BEST MOVIE - LAKECITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
* 5. BEST MOVIE - SHIMLA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
* 6. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - LAKECITY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018
References
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