Life Goes On (2009) (NR)
synopsis
"Life Goes On" explores the relations between a grief stricken father, Sanjay, and his three daughters. Set in London, the time is now, the family of Indian origin -- part of the UK diaspora. It centers around the conflict between the father and daughters, spanning the six days between the death of his wife and the funeral. With an unexpected series of events, Sanjay is forced to face his past demons, his trauma over the partition of India when, as a child, he was forced to leave his home with his parents. Finally, he must to come to terms with his old and unspoken prejudice about Muslims, in the larger context of the country in the grips of Islamaphobia as the events of 7/7 and the consequences of the Iraq war reverberate.
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synopsis
"Life Goes On" explores the relations between a grief stricken father, Sanjay, and his three daughters. Set in London, the time is now, the family of Indian origin -- part of the UK diaspora. It centers around the conflict between the father and daughters, spanning the six days between the death of his wife and the funeral. With an unexpected series of events, Sanjay is forced to face his past demons, his trauma over the partition of India when, as a child, he was forced to leave his home with his parents. Finally, he must to come to terms with his old and unspoken prejudice about Muslims, in the larger context of the country in the grips of Islamaphobia as the events of 7/7 and the consequences of the Iraq war reverberate.
