Kavi (2009)
Not all prisons have bars.
The story of a young boy who attempts to escape from the brick kiln where he is forced to work as a bonded labor slave in India.
- Date of release
- 2009-04-17
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 19m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Gregg Helvey
Casting
- Sagar Salunke — Kavi
- Ulhas Tayade — Boss
- Madhavi Juvekar — Mother
- Dibyendu Bhattacharya — Social Worker 1
- Rishi Raj Singh — Social Worker 2
- Mukesh Bharati — Guard
- Rajesh Bagotra — Father
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Kavi is a 2009 American Hindi-language short film written and directed by Gregg Helvey. The film about a young boy trapped in child labour was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2010. Prior to this, it won the gold medal in the Narrative category at the 36th Annual Student Academy Awards in 2009.
Production
The film was shot on a shoestring budget in and around Wai, near Mumbai.
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