Project Detail

Refuge

Synopsis

This subtle, elliptic film follows a couple who return to the place they first met, exotic and seductive Goa, in the hope that this holiday will lift them out of the emotional and sexual despondency that their relationship has lapsed into.

However, they remain trapped in their pattern of social routine, until their encounter with a beautiful, enigmatic girl initiates a confrontation between husband and wife, which uncovers the secrets they had kept from themselves and each other.

Details

Year: 2003
Type of film: Features
Running time: 90 mins
Format: DV
Director: Narain Jashanmal
Producer: Micky Jagtiani
Executive Producer: Micky Jagtiani
Editor: Peter Sabat
Screenwriter: Narain Jashanmal
Director of Photography: Tom Grubbs
Sound: SK Shrivastava
Principal cast: Sarita Choudhury, Madeleine Potter, Philip Tabor, Dalip Tahil, Arif Zakaria, Payal Rohatg

Genre

Asian Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Park and 60 Seconds Productions

97b Lexham Gardens, London W8 6JN
UK

T+44 (0)77 9969 2542

parkand60second@hotmail.com

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