68 Pages (2007)

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Country: India
Genres: Drama
Release: 2007-12-09
Director: Sridhar Rangayan
Writers: Vivek Anand , Saagar Gupta , Sridhar Rangayan
Language: Hindi
Stars: Mouli Ganguly , Joy Sengupta , Jayati Bhatia , Zafar Karachiwala , Uday Sonawane , Uday Sonawane , Abhay Kulkarni , Bakul Thakker , Ajai Rohilla , Ikhlaq Khan , Mangala Kenkre
Runtime: 92 min
Awards: 1 win
AKA: 68 Pages (India) , 68 Pages , 68 Pages (United States of America)
Plot: Coming from a country like India that is still in denial, where being HIV+ is still a curse, '68 Pages' rips open the underbelly of its society to reveal how it stigmatizes and shuns those who are HIV+ or even those who just want to be what they are. Through 68 Pages of a counselors diary, we see the stories of Paayal, a sex worker; Nishit, an ID user; Kiran, a gay man and Umrao, a transgender bar dancer - their stories of pain and fear, humiliation and rejection - not only by the society, but even by their loved ones. While these stories expose the shallowness of the system, it also offers hope and healing by trying to bring about a better understanding of their fight to live with dignity. The film is a tribute to the human spirit of optimism and survival.
IMDB:tt1151299