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F E AT U R E<br />
A celebration of indian film<br />
THE FOURTH BIRMINGHAM INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO THE SECOND CITY THIS MONTH -<br />
AND YOU COULD WIN TICKETS TO THE GLITTERING RED CARPET OPENING NIGHT<br />
Birmingham Indian Film Festival is a<br />
cinematic treasure trove of carefully<br />
curated premieres of South Asian<br />
independent films, offering rare glimpses<br />
into some of the billion-plus lives in the<br />
sub-continent.<br />
The festival is presented by the Bagri<br />
Foundation London Indian Film Festival<br />
and returns for its fourth consecutive<br />
year at Cineworld Broad Street, mac<br />
Birmingham and The Mockingbird<br />
Cinema and Kitchen from Friday, June 22<br />
to Sunday, July 1.<br />
Audiences can expect a spectacular 10<br />
days of Midland premieres of feature<br />
films, documentaries and shorts exploring<br />
a compelling slate of controversial,<br />
entertaining and thought-provoking<br />
themes with global resonances, plus lively<br />
Q&As and panel debates.<br />
New to this year is the annual London International<br />
Film Festival Satyajit Ray Short Film Competition<br />
Entries showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers.<br />
The festival opener - featuring an all-star Hollywood<br />
and Bollywood cast including Demi Moore, Freida<br />
Pinto, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao, Richa<br />
Chadda, Anupam Kher, Adil Hussain, Sunny<br />
Parwar and Mrunal Thakur - is the Birmingham<br />
CHARMING FAMILY FILM<br />
HALKAA WAS GRAND PRIX<br />
WINNER AT MONTREAL FILM<br />
FESTIVAL<br />
premiere of Love Sonia, a compelling story of two<br />
loving sisters who are forced into the sex industry<br />
in Mumbai from the Academy Award-nominated<br />
producer of Life Of Pi, David Womark. Inspired by<br />
true events, this is the story of a young Indian village<br />
girl, Sonia. Her life changes irrevocably when she is<br />
entrapped in the global sex trade while trying to save<br />
her beloved sister Preeti. Sustained by a fragile dream<br />
that is worth surviving for, her searing journey spans<br />
three continents and a lifetime of experiences that no<br />
young girl should have.<br />
Sonia is determined not<br />
to become one of the<br />
800,000 women and<br />
children who are victims<br />
of the international sex<br />
trade industry every<br />
year.<br />
Director Tabrez<br />
Noorani - who was<br />
previously line producer<br />
on the multiple<br />
VENUS WILL BE THE<br />
FESTIVAL’S CLOSING FILM<br />
Academy, BAFTA and<br />
Golden Globe winner<br />
Slumdog Millionaire,<br />
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