Sir
Sir
dir. Rohena Gera
India / France, 2018 - 96
Young widow Ratna leaves her village and her younger sister for Mumbai, where she’s employed as a maid in a very luxurious flat belonging to Ashwin. She sends all the money she makes to her sister, to help her escape an arranged marriage. Ashwin is having a difficult time. He has broken up with his fiancée in the run-up to their wedding, having realised that she’d cheated on him. He was forced to abandon his life in the United States for family reasons. He is unhappy. Little by little, Ratna and “Sir” begin to talk. They belong to different castes, different worlds, but soon they connect. Is it possible to surmount age-old tradition and live according to your own rules? A romantic tale set in the context of the immutable caste system in India. The film premiered at this year’s Cannes festival.
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