Preview of the Indian film Harud (Autumn)
Harud, a film by Aamir Bashir
Rafiq and his family are struggling to come to terms with the loss of his older brother Tauqir, a tourist photographer, who is one of the thousands of young men who have disappeared, since the onset of the militant insurgency in Kashmir. The film will be introduced by Richard Gerristen.
Speaker: Dr. Richard Gerritsen (Kashmir specialist at the University of Amsterdam)
Register: michiel.baas@uva.nl (registration is obligatory)
Entrance: free
Harud, a film by Aamir Bashir
Rafiq and his family are struggling to come to terms with the loss of his older brother Tauqir, a tourist photographer, who is one of the thousands of young men who have disappeared, since the onset of the militant insurgency in Kashmir. After an unsuccessful attempt to cross the border into Pakistan, to become a militant, Rafiq returns home to an aimless existence. Until one day when he accidentally finds his brother's old camera. The film will be introduced by Richard Gerristen.
The theme of the World Cinema Festival 2011 is India. The festival will take place from 10-21 August 2011.