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    Court is a 2014 Indian legal drama film, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane in his directorial debut. The film examines the Indian legal system through the Mumbai Sessions Court trial of an aging protest singer, Narayan Kamble (Vira Sathidar), who is accused of encouraging a manhole worker to commit suicide through one of his folk songs.

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt3717068Court (2014) - IMDb

    Apr 17, 2015 · A folk singer is accused of abetting suicide and faces a trial in Mumbai. The film exposes the flaws and biases of the police and judiciary through the personal stories of the accused, the lawyers and the judge.

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    • Drama
    • Chaitanya Tamhane
    • 2015-04-17
  3. Jul 15, 2015 · A courtroom drama usually offers at least some of the following elements: a fiery orator, high stakes, an evolving case, thrilling arguments and some degree of resolution—even if it’s not a happy one. “Court" offers none of these elements. The oration from the lawyers practically dares you to stay awake.

  4. When a folk singer is accused of inciting a sewage worker's suicide, two lawyers with complex personal lives are swept up in a believably absurd case. Watch trailers & learn more.

    • Chaitanya Tamhane
  5. Apr 17, 2015 · Director : Chaitanya Tamhane. A Dalit activist-poet is held ‘responsible’ for the ‘suicide’ of a sewage cleaner. ‘Court’ leads us through his arrest and ‘judicial remand’ and hearings, resulting in a film that is throbbing, urgent, vital, belying the sparse, near-documentarian manner of the telling. Who is at fault?

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  6. INDIA'S OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR THE 2015 ACADEMY AWARDS. WINNER OF 29 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS. “India's Oscar entry, COURT by Chaitanya Tamhane, is a masterpiece - a work of the deepest empathy, sublime in its construction.”. –Joshua Oppenheimer, director of ACT OF KILLING.

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  8. Winner of top prizes at the Venice and Mumbai film festivals, Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court is a quietly devastating, absurdist portrait of injustice, caste prejudice, and venal politics in...