Project Detail

Circle

Synopsis

The poignant and personal story of 13 year-old Khushboo. A portrait of a rape victim caught in the devious ploys of her family. Stories of the horror of her gang-rape, emotional abuse at the hands of her grandmother, who orchestrated her rape, and that of her child marriage to a man she does not know are poignantly woven. As Khushboo changes hands from one abuser to another, we delve deeper into her grandmother’s story – to where this circle traces back.
Told simplistically through an observational lens, this intimate and delicate film attempts an understanding of the nature of abuse, and a closer look at the perpetrator, as much as it does of the victim itself. Where does this circle begin? Where does it go? And can there be any release?
Official Selection Berlinale 2018 - Berlinale Shorts - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2018
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 14 mins
Director: Jayisha Patel
Producer: Jayisha Patel, Ruchi Bhimani, Harini Lakshmanarayn
Editor: Mdhamiri A Nkemi
Director of Photography: Jayisha Patel, Amith Surendran
Sound: Sound Design: Anita Kushwaha, Adam Woodhams; Sound Recordist: Anita Kushwaha
Principal cast: Kushbu Devi, Shabha Devi, Chandna Devi

Genre

Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, India, Canada coproduction

Jayisha Patel Films (UK), One Eyed Turtle Films (IN)

Jayisha Patel Films

Studio 53
Somerset House Studios
New Wing
Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LA

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www.jayishapatel.com

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
141 Station Rd
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG