Bitter Chestnut

Original title: Khanaur

Kishan, 17, wavers between his own desires and his family's hopes for him. He has to make a choice: should he live a predictable life in his remote Himalayan village, or migrate to the city? Working in a café and witnessing migrations and reverse migrations, he has disturbed sleep and nightmares. Sometimes he has visions while awake — flashes of fleeting but strong images. Directed by Gurvinder Singh, the film premiered in competition at the Busan International Film Festival in 2019.

Director

Gurvinder Singh

Writer

Gayatri Chatterjee

Cast

Kishan Katwal, Bhankheri Devi, Rani Devi, Gopi Katwal, Monisha Mukundan

Producer

Bobby Bedi

Co-producers

Nisheeth Kumar & Kartikeya Singh

Cinematography

Sandeep Yadav

Editing

Avneesh Chhabra

Music

Marc Marder