Frozen
India
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2007
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B/W
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110 min
This directory compiles the glossaries from all editions of Cines del Sur: eleven already held and the twelfth currently underway. It serves as a living memory of the festival, its films, guests, sections, and spaces for reflection on the cinemas of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Arab world. Here you can trace the evolution of its programming, rediscover filmmakers, and follow the thematic threads that have defined Cines del Sur's identity as a meeting point for cultures, perspectives, and ways of understanding cinema from the Global South.
A teenager named Lasha lives with her father, Karma, and her volatile brother Chomo in a small village surrounded by the impressive peaks of the Himalayas. Her small universe, beautifully captured in black and white, seems frozen by the glacial cold. Her unique icy paradise is shattered by the arrival of an armed unit, whose objective is to reinforce security measures in the area. As they pass through the village, the army discovers a frozen corpse. The short distance separating the military camp from the family's home and the changes they undergo will lead them to an unavoidable confrontation.
Technical Details
Direction:
Shivajee Chandrabhushan
Cinematography:
Shanker Raman
Music:
John P. Varkey
Language:
Hindi and Ladakhi
Production:
Shivajee Chandrabhushan
Art Direction:
Siddarth Sirohi, Sonali Singh
Sound:
Vivek Sachidanandan
Subtitles:
English and Spanish
Screenplay:
Shanker Raman
Editing:
Shan Mohammed
Cast:
Danny Denzongpa (Karma), Gauri (Lasya), Angchuk (Chomo), Yashpal Sharma
(Sharmaji), Raj Zutshi (Dawa), Shakeel Khan (Romeo), Anuradha Baral (Sita)
Director
Shivajee Chandrabhushan
Shivajee Chandrabhushan holds a degree in Sociology. He began his career producing music videos for Indian television. However, his passion for photography and travel, combined with his desire to become a filmmaker, culminated in a trip to Ladakh. This journey sparked the idea for Frozen, his first feature film as a director.
