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Section: Panorama
Village Rockstars (2017)
Ten year-old Dhunu lives in a remote village in Assam, India, amidst raging deprivation. She is a free spirit, while her widowed mother struggles daily to put food on the table and raise her children. But this doesn't prevent her from having dreams, like owning a guitar for the tiny band she wants to put together with some local boys, the 'Village Rockstars'. Dhunu considers herself to be as capable as guys her age. When the boys eventually relinquish their dream, Dhunu refuses to give up on her ambition to own a guitar.
| Country | India |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Duration | 78 min |
| Rating | 12 |
| Language | Assamese |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Rima DAS |
| Screenplay | Rima DAS |
| Director of Photography | Rima DAS |
| Music | Amrit PRITAM |
| Edited by | Rima DAS |
| Contact | Chinese Shadows |
Biography
A screenwriter, director and producer from Assam state in India. She taught herself how to make films. She made the short film by Pratha (2009) and the award-winning feature-length drama Man with the Binoculars: Antardrishti (2016), and Village Rockstars (2017).
Friendship, Family, Poverty, Growing Up, Music, Exotic, Tradition, Nature, Environment