Kasheer Kaete (Where is Kashmir)
Emerging Filmmaker Spotlight
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22m
In conflict-ravaged Kashmir, Adnan - a young boy of a lower middle-class family stretches himself beyond limits to earn a smile on his blind sister’s face by buying her a birthday cake. His efforts however, are left at the mercy of circumstance when, while returning from the town bakery, Adnan’s bicycle chain breaks, causing an unexpected delay. The army checkpoint on his way home is on high alert that night because of an apparent security concern. The army guard, trained to show utmost vigilance in dealing with passersby - even children who have been occasionally deployed by insurgents to carry explosives. The contextual and circumstantial realities of both their worlds collide as Adnan faces intense scrutiny and questioning by the army guard, and has to pass through the barrel of the gun while his sister awaits the birthday cake with hope.
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