Kooki, a Hindi film from Assam to be screened at Cannes Film Festival
First Published: 11th May, 2024 18:33 IST
Kooki is scheduled to be released nationwide on 28 June, 2024.
A Hindi film from Assam, narrating the trauma of a 16-year-old rape survivor, will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2024.
The 116-minute feature film will be screened on May 21.
The film is directed by Pranab J. Deka and produced by Junmoni Devi Khound, the film exhibits different elements of Assamese culture while narrating the life struggle of a minor rape-survivor minor.
This film revolves around its central character, a 16-year-old girl, Kooki who feels let down by the justice delivery system after she is gang-raped and undergoes mental trauma. After the incident, the court’s verdict against the culprits makes her feel betrayed and not served justice as a victim.
The actors in the film include Ritisha Khound, Rajesh Tailang, Dipannita Sarma, Ritu Shivpuri, Devoleena Bhattacharya, Bodhisatwa Sarma, Kamal Lochan, Bibhuti Bhushan Hazarika, Preeti Kangkana, and Ranjib Lal Borah.
Bollywood singers Sunidhi Chauhan, Divya Kumar, and Mohammad Faiz, and Krittika Sharma from Assam have lent their voices to three songs in the film.
Kooki is scheduled to be released nationwide on 28 June, 2024.
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