Diksha (1991)

야심에 불타는 인도의 운전사는 부유한 젊은 부부 밑에서 차를 몬다. 하지만 기지와 간계를 발휘하며, 그는 밑바닥을 차고 올라 사업가로 변신한다. 그렇게 타고난 운명에 도전한다.

A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. When three girls go missing in the fictional village of Lalgaon, two of them are found dead and there is no trace of the third one. Where is she and who is responsible for this heinous act?

신성한 도시 베나레스를 배경으로, 상류층 소녀와 금지된 사랑에 빠진 청년과, 주홍글씨를 달고 살아가는 여성의 이야기가 펼쳐진다. 삶과 죽음이 공존하는 곳에서 가혹한 운명의 덫에 걸린 이들의 눈물겨운 삶에도 과연 희망이 있을까? [제 20회 부산국제영화제]

가까운 미래 시카고, 잦은 전쟁과 자연재해로 폐허가 된 도시에서 인류는 하나의 사회, 다섯개의 분파로 나뉘어 자신이 속한 분파의 행동규범을 절대적으로 따르며 철저히 통제된 세상에 살게 된다. ‘핏줄보다 분파’가 중요한 사회에서 모든 구성원은 열여섯 살이 되면 평생 살아갈 분파를 결정하기 위해 테스트를 치르게 되고, 그 중 어느 분파에도 속하지 않아 금기시 되는 존재 ‘다이버전트’로 판정 받는 소녀 ‘트리스’가 나타난다. 정부에서 개발한 감각 통제 시스템으로 통제할 수 없는 강한 의지를 지닌 ‘다이버전트’. 그들을 둘러싼 거대한 음모와 배신, 숨겨진 어두운 비밀이 밝혀지며 모든 사람들이 지금까지 믿고 있던 모든 것이 산산이 부서지기 시작하는데…

Madhukar and Parthavi fall head over heels in love with each other, but the fact that they belong to different castes of society, becomes an obstacle in their romance. The lovers dare to go against societal norms and battle all odds for the sake of love.

키타기리 무네조는 어머니와 누나, 그리고 키에와 함께 행복한 생활을 하고 있었다. 어머니가 돌아가신 후, 누나도 하급무사에게 시집을 가고, 키에 역시 혼담이 성사되자 무네조는 번에 들어가 서양 전술을 배우기 시작한다. 그러던 어느 날, 어머니의 3주기를 맞은 키타기리는 추모 모임에서 돌아오던 중 키에가 쓰러졌다는 소식을 듣게 된다. 창고에서 키에를 발견한 키타기리는 그녀를 자신의 집으로 데려와 간호하고, 예전과 같은 행복한 생활이 시작된다. 그러나 무네조의 친구인 야이치로가 반역의 주동자로 극형에 처해지자 스승인 토다는 무네조에게 비검인 오니노츠메를 전해주는데...

Vaidehi belongs to an orthodox Brahmin family and falls in love with Sankarapandi who is from a different caste. Their love is disapproved by her father but is accepted by Sankarapandi's family.

인도 북쪽의 한 마을에 배움을 열망하는 어린 소년은 자신보다 높은 카스트 신분의 소녀에게 반하고, 이는 소년을 위험에 빠뜨리게 된다.

Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the wealthy landlord. The landlord's son, Surya, has to cancel his studies and return home to look after the estate, as well as formalize his marriage to Saroj, the girl he was compelled to get married to when he was very young. Shortly thereafter Kishtaya is apprehended stealing toddy from the fields, is severely beaten, left senseless, and when he recovers he absconds, leaving Laxmi alone to fend for herself.

인도 남부 어느 시골 마을, 요새의 장벽보다 더 강력한 사회적 장벽이 있는 곳에서 살고 있는 바나자는 가난한 하층민인 카스트 계급 어부의 14살 난 딸이다. 그녀는 계급을 구분하는 수렁 속에서 발버둥치지만 성년이 되어감에 따라 혼란스럽다. 어느 날, 한 점쟁이가 바나자가 언젠가는 유명한 댄서가 될 것이라고 예언한다. 마침내 그녀는 마을의 여자 지주인 라마 데비의 집에서 일하는 동시에 쿠치푸니 춤을 배울 수 있게 된다. 그녀는 첫째는 음악에, 두 번째는 춤에 탁월한 예술적 재능을 보여 준다. 그때 라마 데비의 23살짜리 아들 세카르가 지역 정치 선거에 출마하기 위해서 미국에서 돌아오고, 그와 바나자 사이에서 미묘한 감정이 싹트기 시작한다.

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인도의 근현대사 중 우리에게 잘 알려지지 않은 사실은 ‘낙살라이트 (Naxalite)’란 이름의 공산주의 무장 투쟁이 지금까지 이어지고 있다는 점이다. 감독은 과거 이 투쟁에 몸 담았던 어느 부부와 어린 자녀들의 평범한 듯 예외적인 삶을 통해 자본주의와 제국주의가 인도 사회에 어떤 상처를 남겼는지, 그리고 이 상처가 왜 아직 아물지 않는지 차분하고 정적인 리듬으로 보여준다. 노골적인 차별 정책으로 아이를 학교에 보낼 수 없는 부모의 막막한 심정, 자신들의 과거를 씁쓸하게 곱씹는 옛 투사의 굽은 어깨, 그러면서 지금도 세상이 바뀌어야 한다고 조심스럽게 말하는 주인공의 표정을 보는 사이 관객 또한 영화가 끝나도 쉽게 사라지지 않을 고민거리를 안게 될 것이다.

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