The only hope that the 84th Academy Awards holds for India is Raju (Germany) that is nominated for Live Action Short category. Produced by Stefan Gieren and directed by Max Zähle, the film has been shot in India with a majority of Indian cast and crew.
The film is about a German couple who adopt an Indian orphan in Kolkata. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem.
In an interview to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, producer Stefan Gieren mentioned the challenges of shooting the film in Kolkata, “Making Raju was a series of insurmountable obstacles. As a producer I should have stopped the project several times during preproduction. As a filmmaker I was convinced that we had already lost so much that we could only win. So we tried. It was a very emotional process though. I remember roaming...
The film is about a German couple who adopt an Indian orphan in Kolkata. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem.
In an interview to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, producer Stefan Gieren mentioned the challenges of shooting the film in Kolkata, “Making Raju was a series of insurmountable obstacles. As a producer I should have stopped the project several times during preproduction. As a filmmaker I was convinced that we had already lost so much that we could only win. So we tried. It was a very emotional process though. I remember roaming...
- 2/26/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
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