Joseph's Son

JOSEPH'S SON

Director -  Haobam Paban Kumar

Duration - 85 minutes

Language -  Manipuri

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Producer - NFDC, Mumbai & Oli Pictures

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Screenplay - Haobam Paban Kumar & Sudhir Naoroibam

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Cinematography - Joydeep Bose

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Editing - Sankha

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Sound - Sukanta Majumdar

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Cast - Rewben Mashangva

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SYNOPSIS

​David, a passionate footballer, has not come home. His mother persuades Joseph, his father, to go and look for him.  After no luck with David’s friends, Joseph goes to the police. The body of a teenage boy lies in the morgue in Imphal, and they tell him the only way to know whether it is or isn’t David, is to go there to see for himself.  Reluctantly he sets out on the long journey and as he travels, his fear grows deeper: a fear born of constant conflict - past and present – to which a personalDavid, a passionate footballer, has not come home. His mother persuades Joseph, his father, to go and look for him.  After no luck with David’s friends, Joseph goes to the police. The body of a teenage boy lies in the morgue in Imphal, and they tell him the only way to know whether it is or isn’t David, is to go there to see for himself.  Reluctantly he sets out on the long journey and as he travels, his fear grows deeper: a fear born of constant conflict - past and present – to which a personal fear is added. fear is added.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

As a storyteller, it’s very important that my films reflect my contemporary realities. My birth place Manipur is home to more than 35 different communities, each with its unique language, culture and traditions. Today there is huge unrest in Manipur between the various ethnic groups fighting for their identity, land and forests. This is a story about the fear and uncertainty of people living in places torn by decades of insurgency and ethnic division.