Machan
- 2008
- 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
2.3K
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A group of sad slum residents, living on the limits of society under immense pressure, find an invitation to a handball tournament in Bavaria.A group of sad slum residents, living on the limits of society under immense pressure, find an invitation to a handball tournament in Bavaria.A group of sad slum residents, living on the limits of society under immense pressure, find an invitation to a handball tournament in Bavaria.
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- TriviaThe actor playing the policeman also absconded in Germany after shooting had finished. In real life this actor is also a goldsmith. He disappeared on the last day and never turned up to the bus, or the airport. One of the other actors this guy was closest to had been warned in advance that he was going to hook it. He had been picked up in a car by relatives. A few months later he had made it to London from Germany without a passport and was doing rather well as a goldsmith.
- GoofsWhen they are researching handball online, you can see that the "search page" is actually a saved document on the computer; the file address is visible at the top of the screen.
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A great film by Uberto Pasolini who might become next Stanley Kramer
The trade of cinema revolves around its commercial as well as artistic aspects.This is the reason why most of the filmmakers try to achieve both artistic as well as commercial success.Machan is a film which has managed to taste both kinds of joys as it is a true entertaining film directed by Uberto Pasolini who produced "The Full Monty" which revived the fortunes of the almost dead British film industry in 1997. Humanity is evident in full force in Machan as it is one of those rare films in which tears of happiness and laughter of wisdom will flow at the same time.In Machan,Uberto Pasolini depicts a serious subject in a light manner to provide an answer to the often repeated question :why do poor people become desperate to go abroad to make money ? This is shown through a very tragic depiction of despicable poverty.Sri Lankan crew's participation makes the whole film appear a genuine exercise in realist cinema as it is based on a true story which happened in 2004.Film critic Lalit Rao saw this film at 13th IFFK 2008 in Kerala and spoke to Italian producer director Uberto Pasolini about his kind of cinema.This interview can be found on cinema-poet website.
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- Budget
- €5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $282,884
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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