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Busan Winner’s Absurdist Parable ‘Fishers of Men’ Explores Obsession
- Busan-winning project Fishers of Men follows Sreekumar, a Kerala bank officer whose life unravels after a party incident.
- The obsession drives him to abandon his old life and live as a coastbound, fish-fixated mendicant.
- The film showcases a collaboration among Indian producers Pramod Sankar and Kiran Kesav aiming for co-production and completion funding at HAF.
- Director Surendran describes obsession as a one-way street with a path toward dissolution and transcendence.
- Surendran notes the film fuses sharp social realism with lush magical surrealism, rooted in a socio-cultural Kerala context.
- Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum has selected Fishers of Men for in-development financing.
- Anjali Patil’s drama Selvi is noted among related stories for context on social themes.
- Sanju Surendran is an Indian National Film Award-winning filmmaker and alumnus of FTII.
- Ravi, a National Award-winning cinematographer, contributes to the project’s prestige.
- The film aims to attract international partners and completion funding for post-production and global reach.
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