Nominated for the best live action in the 97th Academy Awards, Anuja It is written and directed by Adam J. Graves, produced by Mindy Kaling, and executive produced by Priyanka Chopra. The 22 -minute film is now being broadcast on Netflix.
Anuja: Transmit it or omit it?
The yeast: Anuja (Sajda Pathan), an orphan young woman who lives in the streets of New Delhi with her older sister Palak, is a magician of mathematics that has the opportunity to attend a boarding school that could power life forever. The sisters work in a clothing factory for low wages and devise a plan to sell the bags that Palak secretly made with spare cloth remains to raise money for the entrance exam to the Anuja school.
What will you remember?: The action in the streets of Delhi is likely to bring you again to Millionaire SlumdogBut the hopeful narrative could remind you of the excellent Hindi movie Taare Zameen Par about an autistic child and his teacher who changes his life.
It is worth seeing the performance: This is Sajda Pathhan’s first role of acting and she is immediately magnetic and entually. Pashan is a girl who works in real life in the streets of New Delhi, and brings a beautiful amount of sensation lived to the role as imbueing history with laughter, innocence and hope of children’s dreams.
Memorable dialogue: The film begins with a story about a megosta who does everything in his power to save the son of the family with whom he lives, even killing a snake that threatened this balance. The voice story is established Anuja As a story of resilience and redemption, since the titular character embarks on a new trip.
Sex and skin: Nothing to do here.
OUR TOMA: AnujaThe premise is extremely simple, forcing the amateur actors associated with the non -profit organization Salam Baalak Trust to take the film, when they do. Pathan’s young face carries so much emotion, while Ananya Shabhag, who plays Palak, stands out for being the Anuja caregiver and a girl himself. It is the link between the two sisters who consolidate the message of the film, since both are sacrificed today for the hope of a better tomorrow.
The other characters that populate their lives, including a jester manager in the textile factory and a quieter show man who represents the school, appears as cartoons that performance for the film: the first asks Anuja to make the truth of the second, while a problem. These actors are fine, if they occasionally slide into some exaggerated actions.
My main complaint is that the bodies of the Western awards only seem to recognize the Indian stories related to poverty in the great strip of the films that come from the subcontinent and its ITSORA. (One of the Oscar nominated last year, To kill a tigerFocused on gender violence in rural India). It is difficult to say that the thesis is not very important to be produced or that they are not vital to exhibit, as special if we want to change these patterns, both in India and in the rest of the world. But I fight that it is the only Representation to a large part of the world.
But AnujaPower is in your message, which is too much of hope and the ability to change situations that you feel discouraging and desperate. While serious did not hit the spectators on the head with their views on child labor, there are subtle moments that transmit their POV: Anuja is on their age in the factory; The greedy owner of the factory tries to divert her to her personal accounting; And the promise of a boarding school that hangs on the movie really feels like something that could change life for thesis girls. This feeling of hope is the one who takes care of the film, leaving the spectators feel elevated instead of sad for the circumstances of the girls.
Our call: Transmit it. With a simple premise, Anuja It offers a brilliant narrative in a short time.
Radichika Menon (@menonrad) He is a writer obsessed with television based in New York City. His work has appeared in Paste magazine, Teen Vogue, Vulture and more. At any time, you can reflect extensively about Friday Night Lights, Michigan University and the perfect part of the pizza. You can call it wheel.