Amu

Amu (2005)

When the past lives in the present...

Amu is the story of Kaju, a twenty-one-year-old Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family and discover the place where she was born. The film takes a dark turn as Kaju stumbles against secrets and lies from her past. A horrifying genocide that took place twenty years ago turns out to hold the key to her mysterious origins.

Date of release
2005-01-07
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Shonali Bose

Casting

Interesting facts

Amu is a 2005 Indian English-language drama film directed by Shonali Bose about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The film is based on Bose's own novel by the same name. It stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Brinda Karat, and Ankur Khanna. The film premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival in 2005.

Production

The film's production was marred by obstacles like a reputed production house backing out in the last moment, and threats from local goons during the shooting of the riots scenes.

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