All We Imagine As Light
The first Indian film to appear in the Cannes Competition in 30 years, Payal Kapadia’s dreamy romantic drama follows two women in Mumbai who are thwarted in their quests for love but retain hope. Grand Prix Winner Cannes 2024.
In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.Kapadia won the Golden Eye for Best Documentary at Cannes in 2021 for her hybrid film, A Night of Knowing Nothing. Here, in her first fiction film, she delivers on that great promise. Kapadia captures the city of Mumbai in an observational and dreamlike manner, revelling in the lives and dreams of two women in their search for love.
- Year
- 2024
- Classification
- M
- Country
- France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg
- Language
- In Malayalam and Hindi with English subtitles
- Director
- Payal Kapadia
- Producer
- Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim
- Company Credits
- Australian Distributor: Rialto Distribution
