Second Chance

Spotlight on India

New Directors Competition

Second Chance

Second Chance

India 2024 Fiction p&b 104 min.

Nia is a young woman visiting her family summer retreat in the Himalayas, wishing away the worst trauma of her young life —an illicit abortion. Coming from the city, she is alone and depressed. The caretaker of the house departs on an errand, leaving his mother-in-law Bhemi in charge along with his son Sunny, 8. Interaction is unavoidable. Bhemi’s days are filled with labour, but her sense of humour doesn’t disguise the years of wisdom she offers; while Sunny’s endless mischief forces Nia back into a childhood that she had long forgotten. As a stark, stunning winter sets in, these 3 souls find themselves bound together beyond age and class divides.

Presented at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

India female directors friendship

direction

Subhadra Mahajan

screenplay

Subhadra Mahajan

cinematography

Swapnil Suhas Sonawane

editing

Tinni Mitra

sound

Vidhaat Thothathri Raman, Rinku Pathak

sound design

Anirban Borthakur

music

Quan Bay

production design

Namra Parikh

cast

Dheera Johnson, Thakri Devi, Kanav Thakur, Rajesh Kumar, Ganga Ram, Shaurya Bastola, Tarini Sud

production

Shyam Bora

co-production

Bhaskar Hazarika, Sidharth Meer, Naren Chandavarkar

produced by

Metanormal Motion Pictures, Latent Pictures

world sales

Diversion

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

14