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Children of the Pyre

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Crime/Violence · Social Criticism · True Story · Children

  • CountryIndia
  • Production Year2008
  • Running Time74min
  • FormatDigi Beta
  • ColorCOLOR
Program Note
In Baranashi, India, where over 150 bodies are cremated everyday, there are seven children who take off the burial clothes from the dead bodies and sell them, sometimes with the bereaved family’s permission but mostly it is done surreptitiously. At the crematory, their playground and workplace, the camera looks into the children beyond the fire, death and life. Each child narrates their own view of Baranashi. The film asks if it is only the dead bodies that are being burnt in the crematory. (LEE Seung Min)
Director
Director
Rajesh S. Jala
Born in 1969, Rajesh S. Jala has been making documentaries for the last 11 years. His debut documentary feature film [Floating Lamp of The Shadow Valley](2006) screened at the International Amsterdam Film Festival and was part of the official selections at the Palm Spring Film Festival, in the U.S. and the Raindance Film Festival in London. His documentary short films include [Which Fire](1997), [Hoogly River](2000), and [Foreign Travelers in Kashmir](2004).
Credit
  • Director
    Rajesh S. Jala
  • ProducerRajesh S. Jala
  • CinematographyRajesh S. Jala
  • EditorSheetal KOUL
  • SoundMateen AHMAD
  • MusicRoy MENEZES
  • Production CompanyThe Elements
Photo
BNK부산은행
제네시스
한국수력원자력㈜
뉴트리라이트
두산에너빌리티
OB맥주 (한맥)
네이버
파라다이스 호텔 부산
한국거래소
드비치골프클럽 주식회사
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Busan Metropolitan City
Korean Film Council
BUSAN CINEMA CENTER