The Trap (Ottaal)
German title: Die Falle
Original title: Ottaal
Drama – India
Production year: 2014
Movie length: 81 minutes
Director: Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair (Jayaraaj)
Writer: Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair (Jayaraaj), Anton Tschechow (Anton Chekhov), Joshy Mangalath
Cinematograph: MJ Radhakrishnan (M. J. Radhakrishnan)
Music: Kavalam Narayana Panicker
Movie description:
In the paradisiacal countryside of Southern India, Kuttappayi and his Grandfather raise flocks of ducks in vast flooded fields, they fish, tell each other stories and kid around. Ever since the eight-year-old lost his parents, his Grandfather has looked after him with great tenderness. The boy’s life seems easy and sheltered, that is until the old man falls ill and the boy’s future is suddenly uncertain.
Based loosely on Chekhov’s short story »Vanka«, director Jayaraj’s film tells the timeless story of a boy who wishes for nothing more than to be able to go to school. Alas, his dreams are dashed when confronted with the cruel reality of a world marked by poverty and the total absence of equal opportunity. A fate shared by millions of children around the world.
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