Director Jayant Digambar Somalkar's debut Marathi film 'Sthal' (A Match) won the top Asian award on Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival for its sheer raw power.
The film is the story of the fight of a young woman against the oppressive patriarchy which forces its decisions on her life.Â
Dedicating the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema) award to 바카라all the brave women of the world who challenge their adverse circumstances,바카라 Somalkar said this film is also very personal to him 바카라as it was shot in my hometown where I was born.바카라
Meenakshi Shedde, who as TIFF바카라s Senior Programme Advisor for South Asia, was instrumental in bringing the film to this festival, said: 바카라I am absolutely delighted with the NETPAC Award going to Sthal (A Match).바카라
She said, 바카라It is a raw and powerful film about women who are paraded before potential suitors to arrange their marriages. It바카라s extremely humiliating for them as they are treated like slaves or products. They are assessed for바카라Šwhat is your name, what is your height, what is your education, can you cook, can you farm 바카라Š and no question is ever asked of the boys. This process of leading to marriage (hopefully) is so humiliating and devastating for the girls바카라 families 바카라 both financially and psychologically.바카라
Shedde said the award for this film at the world바카라s premier film festival also assumes significance as the film subtly highlights the deep economic distress in the so-called farmers바카라 suicide belt of the Vidharbha region of Maharashtra.
바카라This film is the director바카라s biographical story as he shot it in his house and own village of Dongargaon in the cotton belt which is also tragically called the farmers바카라 suicide belt in the Vidharbha region. So he is also addressing the deeper socio-economic issues in which he places the context of this extremely powerful film.바카라
She added, 바카라The minute I saw the film I think one of the things that attracted me terribly was that it has a raw and wonderful authentic energy which is very distinct from other kinds of film-making where the original voice may be lost or over-polished. But A Match has that raw and original power.바카라
