| The Field | |
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| Directed by | Sandhya Suri |
| Written by | Sandhya Suri |
| Produced by | Balthazar De Ganay Thomas Bidegain |
| Starring | Mia Maelzer Ravi Choudhuri Vittha Nagnath Kale |
| Cinematography | Benoît Soler |
| Edited by | Nicolas Chaudeurge |
| Production companies | Film London Lionfish Films L'Homme du train |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 19 minutes |
| Countries | France India United Kingdom |
The Field is a short drama film, directed by Sandhya Suri and released in 2018. The film stars Mia Maelzer as Laila, a woman who works in the cornfields in the small agricultural town of Shahzadpur, Haryana, who has secret romantic interludes with her lover in the fields at night.
The film premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best International Short Film.
Awards
The film was a British Independent Film Award nominee for Best Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2018, and a BAFTA Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 72nd British Academy Film Awards in 2019.
References
- Peter Bradshaw, "Bafta Shorts 2019 review – a Hitchcockian thriller and erotic enchantment". The Guardian, 7 February 2019.
- J. Clara Chan, "ShortList 2019: ‘The Field’ Director on How She Found Radical Intimacy Amid Indian Cornstalks". TheWrap, 9 August 2019.
- Jeremy Kay, "'Green Book' boosts awards season prospects with TIFF audience award win". Screen Daily, 16 September 2018.
- Alex Ritman and Georg Szalai, "British Independent Film Awards: ‘The Favourite’ Wins Record 10 Awards". The Hollywood Reporter, 2 December 2018.
- Orlando Parfitt, "Baftas 2019: full list of nominations". Screen Daily, 9 January 2019.
External links
| Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best International Short Film | |
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