Come October, cinephiles are excited for the Mumbai Film Festival.This year the festival is playing from Colaba to Mulund, almost covering the whole part of Mumbai. Here’s the list of films which we saw on the first two days. The MAM Team which will be attending the fest will share their thoughts regularly.Continue reading “JIO MAMI 2016 DIARIES: Days 1 & 2”
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I, Daniel Blake: Teaser Trailer
Veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach‘s latest film I,Daniel Blake has just won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Written by his frequent collaborator Paul Laverty, the film is a joint British, French and Belgium co-production.
Synopsis- Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is a 59-year-old joiner in the North-East of England who falls ill with heart disease and so applies for the out-of-work sickness benefit Employment and Support Allowance. While he endeavours to overcome the red tape involved in getting this assistance, he meets single mother Katie (Hayley Squires) who, in order to escape a homeless persons’ hostel, must take up residence in a flat 300 miles (480 km) away. Continue reading “I, Daniel Blake: Teaser Trailer”