A Rifle and a Bag

Synopsis

Somi is pregnant with her second child. A girl, she hopes. Together with her husband she prepares for this new phase of their parenthood. It means that their son has to go to school, but as an ex-Naxalite that is tough to achieve in contemporary India, where people like them are third-rate citizens. They lack the certificates and an opaque bureaucratic process doesn't help. Directors Isabella Rinaldi, Cristina Hanes and Arya Rothe of the NoCut Film Collective concentrate on Somi's close family ties, painting a portrait of ex-Naxalites in India. Once, Somi and her husband were communist rebels fighting for the rights of Indian tribes. However, to safeguard their family's welfare, they surrendered to the government in exchange for marginal compensation and simple accommodation.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Isabella Rinaldi Arya Rothe Cristina Haneș
Editing	Editor	Yaël Bitton Isabella Rinaldi Arya Rothe
Writing	Writer	Arya Rothe Isabella Rinaldi Cristina Haneș
Production	Producer	Isabella Rinaldi Arya Rothe Cristina Haneș
Crew	Cinematography	Cristina Haneș
Sound	Sound Designer	Dan-Stefan Rucareanu Ioan Filip
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