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Lovers in the Blue Night
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Fri 23 Oct 8:00 PM
Palace Nova Eastend: Cinema 8
General Admission
Unclassified 15+
107 MinsCreated with a quiet sense of introspection despite its setting in the maw of chaotic Mumbai, Lovers in the Blue Night focuses on people who dare to desire in a world that punishes feelings.
Central to the story are Karim and Ameena; married through Karim's pity for Ameena when her village is swallowed by floods. Residing in a shanty, the passionless couple eke out a living as best they can. Karim is quietly gay, while Ameena clings to anonymous letters promising the tenderness life has denied her.
When Karim finds his forbidden desire in Sukka, a thief desperate to rise above the weight of caste, Ameena mistakes the bar's pimp, Omran, for her secret letter-writer and begins to fall for him. Love, illusion and survival collide as all four are forced to reckon with the cost of wanting more than mere survival.
Central to the story are Karim and Ameena; married through Karim's pity for Ameena when her village is swallowed by floods. Residing in a shanty, the passionless couple eke out a living as best they can. Karim is quietly gay, while Ameena clings to anonymous letters promising the tenderness life has denied her.
When Karim finds his forbidden desire in Sukka, a thief desperate to rise above the weight of caste, Ameena mistakes the bar's pimp, Omran, for her secret letter-writer and begins to fall for him. Love, illusion and survival collide as all four are forced to reckon with the cost of wanting more than mere survival.
