Eastbourne Film Society
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Rohan Parashuram Kanawade, 2025 1h 52m (15)
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s semi-autobiographical debut is a tender, understated study of grief, love and queerness in rural Maharashtra.
Today
With Intro, Subtitled
With Intro, Subtitled
4.00 PM
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Subtitled
Subtitled
4.00 PM
This is a Marathi language film and will be subtitled.
This film has been programmed in partnership with Eastbourne Film Society. The screening on Saturday 10 October will be introduced by Mansel Stimpson, Chair of EFS.
EFS members £9
Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s semi-autobiographical debut is a tender, understated study of grief, love and queerness in rural Maharashtra.
After his father dies, Anand (Bhushaan Manoj) returns home from Mumbai for a 10-day mourning period. But the intensity of these rituals and his relatives’ pressure on him to marry leave him little room to grieve. His rekindled friendship with childhood pal Balya (Suraaj Suman) offers him freedom though, and as the pair reconnect, their companionship leads to deeper feelings of desire.
Beautifully photographed against Western India’s rugged landscapes, Kanawade’s modern romance won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival 2025.