Gabhricha Paus (The Damned Rain)

Trasfoco

In a land dried and cracked by drought, where every cloud raises hopes that quickly fade, a peasant farmer struggles to hold together his small plot of land and his family. Every day he looks up at a sky that refuses to rain, and every attempt to grow crops is like a gamble against bad luck. Surrounded by parched land, rising debts and heavy silence, daily life is like an exercise in resilience. Even so, moments of humour, kindness and dignity keep the family going as they wait for rain that never seems to arrive. In this fragile balance between effort and exhaustion, we realize the quiet strength of people who continue planting and their way of life, even when it feels as if the earth has completely abandoned them.

Gabhricha Paus (The Damned Rain)

Creative team

Directed by
Satish Manwar
Script
Satish Manwar
Music by
Mangesh Dhakde, Dattaprasad Ranade
Cinematography
Sudhir Palsane

Technical data

Original title
Gabhricha Paus
Year
2009
Country
India