In the valley of Manipur, Boong plans to surprise his mother with a gift. In his innocence, he believes that bringing his absentee father back home would be the most special gift. At the core, Boong’s world is a triangle. At the base is Mandakini, his fiery, protective mother. The short perpendicular line is his Marwari best friend Raju Agarwal, who is considered an ‘outsider’. The hypotenuse is his father, Joykumar, who unwittingly shapes his son’s world from faraway Moreh, a border town between India and Myanmar, Boong’s search for his father disintegrates his world but culminates into an unexpected gift.
Presented at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Boong
2024
12 years
93 min.
Fiction
India
India, international film festivals, female directors, childhood, friendship, parenthood, family
Colorido
Lakshmipriya Devi
Lakshmipriya Devi
Tanay Satam
Shreyas Beltangdy
Gugun Kipgen, Bala Hijam, Angom Sanamatum, Vikram Kochhar, Hamom Sadananda, Jenny Khurai, Nemetia Ngangbam
Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Vikesh Bhutani, Shujaat Saudagar, Alan McAlex
Excel Entertainment, Chalkboard Entertainment, Suitable Pictures
Ronid Chingangbam (Akhu), Zubin Balaporia
Pascale Ramonda
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