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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Railway Children (2016)
Raju, a 12-year-old runaway, steps into an unknown, never-seen-before world on the railway platform. Timid, insecure and unsure, he falls into the hands of a gang involved in illegal businesses. Jollu, a gang-member of Raju’s age and a substance addict, teaches Raju the tricks and trades of surviving on the platform. They realize that while platforms are divided among gangs for selling spurious drinking water, the trains themselves are free for anyone. Both Raju and Jollu reconcile with another platform-boy and start selling water on their own, undercutting their boss and inviting danger to their lives.
| Country | India |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Duration | 115 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Prithvi Konanur |
| Screenplay | Prithvi Konanur |
| Director of Photography | Eswaran Thangavel |
| Edited by | Shivkumar Swamy |
| Contact | Prithvi Konanur |
Biography
An Indian screenwriter and director, he worked in IT before going on to graduate from a film directing program at the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles. In Sri Lanka he shot the short drama A Conditional Truce (2008) and made his feature film debut with the adventure film Waves (Alegalu, 2012), shown at many international film festivals. His latest film is the docudrama Railway Children (ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳು, 2016).
Drama, Exotic, Human Rights, Poverty, Controversial, Growing Up, Friendship, Teamwork