A Gun & a Ring

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A Gun & a Ring
A Gun & A Ring.jpg
Directed by Lenin M. Sivam
Written byLenin M. Sivam
Produced byVishnu Muralee
StarringJon Berrie
Thenuka K
Baskar M
Mathivasan S
Kandasamy G
David B George
Arthur Simeon
Cinematography Suresh Rohin
Edited byPras Lingam & Lenin M. Sivam
Music by Pravin Mani
Production
company
Eyecatch Multimedia Inc
Running time
104 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageTamil

A Gun & a Ring is a 2013 Canadian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Lenin M. Sivam. The film explores the harsh realities faced by different generations of Toronto Sri Lankans. It was nominated for Golden Goblet Award [1] at the 16th Shanghai International Film Festival. [2] It was also officially selected for the 37th Montreal World Film Festival (WFF) took place 22 August – 2 September 2013 to present under "Focus on World Cinema". [3]

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Plot

The film explores the intertwined stories of seemingly ordinary people over a two-week period in Toronto. A young man, Gnanam, who attributes all his failures to his dark past and tries to confront it once and for all; a passionate detective, John, who questions his integrity and passion after making a fateful call; a depressed gay teenager, Aathi, who blames his father and his ideology for the suicidal death of his lover; a compassionate widower, Sornam, who is too preoccupied with the war back in Sri Lanka to protect his daughter from harm's way; a grieving man, Ariyam, who questions his immigrant life in Canada after the tragic death of his only son; and a brave young war victim, Aby, who arrives at a Canadian airport with the hope of a fresh start only to find that she's been abandoned by her fiancé. The film tries to delve deeper into the harsh realities faced by different generations of immigrants as they try to build a life in the adopted land yet unable to let go of their pasts.

Cast

Production

According to CBC, with this film, Sivam "subverts the traditional Tamil love story with a tender trans romance". [4] The film was noted for its depiction of the "Sri Lankan civil war’s impact on Toronto-area Tamils" [5] [6] and "(t)ouching upon controversial social issues that affect the Tamil diaspora". [7]

Recognitions

References

  1. ↑ "Golden Goblet Award Nominees 2013". SIFF. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Shanghai has action-packed competition". FBA. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Official Selection at The World Film Festival". WFF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Lenin M. Sivam's new film subverts the traditional Tamil love story with a tender trans romance". CBC.
  5. ↑ Adler, Mike (25 September 2013). "A Gun & A Ring tells stories of Sri Lankan civil war's impact on Toronto-area Tamils". Toronto.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Full house for 'A Gun & A Ring' in London | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Director Lenin M Sivam on his new film 'A Gun And A Ring' | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Best Film Award at The Norway Tamil Film Festival". Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Canadian Tamil Film Awards Gala, May 2, 2015, Toronto".
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