SHOWTIMES
Interrogation
SYNOPSIS
A group of immigrants (Pandi, Murugan, Afsal and Kumar) are detained by the local state police, tortured and forced to admit to a crime they have no knowledge of. When all hope seems to be lost, a policeman from their hometown speaks on their behalf at the court hearing, setting them free. The policeman asks for a return favour and the boys oblige, oblivious to the ill fate that awaits them. As they unwittingly bear witness to political treason, the system seeks to silence them, at any cost. But Pandi is determined to be heard.
Followed by Q & A with Director Vetri Maraan
ABOUT THE FILM
Official Oscar Submission for Best Foreign Language Film - India
Director: Vetri Maraan
Language: Tamil
Subtitles: English
Runtime: 118 minutes
Screenplay: Chandra Kumar, Vetri Maraan
Music: G.V. Prakash Kumar
Editor: Kishore T.E.
Cinematographer: Ramalingam
Producer: Dhanush & Vetri Maraan
Production: Wunderbar Studios & Grassroot Film Company
Cast: Dinesh Ravi, Samuthirakani, Kishore Kumar, Murugadoss Periyasamy, Anandi
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
“When I read "Lock Up" I was deeply moved by it, but even more disturbed by the realization that this was not an isolated incident – thousands of such cases were happening every year in our country. So I approached the author M Chandhrakumar, who is now an auto-rickshaw driver, for its film rights. He said, "Our cries for justice were never heard beyond the four walls of the prison then. If the world could hear our cries through your film, then there would be some meaning to it and hope for justice." These words gave me the strength to make this movie the way it is, as close as possible to reality.