Country India RT 110mins Ft DigiBeta Director/ Screenplay Sudipto Sen Producers James Allen, N.Shiva Rao DoP Prasantanu Mohapatra
Cast Jimeesh Gandhi, Sonam Stobgias Gorky, Jimeesh Gandhi, Op Dimri
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The Last Monk is a tantalizingly erotic tale of a young woman named Swapna and her dawning spiritual awareness as she journeys to the desolate region of Ladakh in the Indo-Tibetan plateau, the cradle of one of the oldest civilisations on earth, so that she can complete her doctoral dissertation in Cultural Buddhism. To do so, she must leave Pushkar, her husband of only 15 days and IT professional, behind in Delhi. In Ladakh she meets the enigmatic but charming Sonic, 25-year-old Buddhist scholar who opens her eyes to a mystical landscape.
A rare example of an English-language feature produced in India, Suripto Sen’s sumptuously-shot debut feature is touted by its producers as representing “the beginning of a new genre” in the nation’s cinema, one which explores in more detail the relationship between civilisation, spirituality and landscape. Definitely one to be savoured on a big screen. JS book tickets
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All screenings take place at the CineWorld, Trocadero Centre, Piccadilly, London W1
except Opening and Closing Night - CineWorld Haymarket
Access all areas:
- ticket to the Opening Night Gala screening of BROTHERS OF THE HEAD + the After Show Party (live music, and free booze)
- 80 of the best independent feature films
*150 short films (including animation, documentary and experimental strands)
- Q & A with film producers and
directors
- networking opportunities
- meet the people who decide what movies get made: Live Ammunition! (the super pitch event)
- exclusive tickets to Stanley Kubrick screenings and events
- four monster parties (Opening - Sept 27th, Sept 29th, October 3rd and Closing Night)
- ten industry panel seminars
- a FREE commemorative Raindance Festival Tee Shirt (while supplies last)
