Liar's Dice

An actress and scriptwriter, Geetu Mohandas has chosen the photogenic exteriors of her native India for her feature debut, and has set the simple story in cruelly beautiful nature and overpopulated cities. A poor young woman, with her daughter in her arms, meets a shady rascal on her way to find a possibly dead, possibly cheating husband. The journey's dangerous conditions make them allies for the time being. Yet instead of the motive of understanding between two lost souls, Mohandas offers a struggle of individualities in which compassion and trust may turn fatal. The film provides a testimony to the merciless everyday reality of “poor” India, where just a hint of emancipation might be crushed by a man's single gesture. (Febiofest)