Sunrise
French release poster
Directed byPartho Sen-Gupta
Written byPartho Sen-Gupta
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJean-Marc Ferriere
Edited byAnnick Raoul
Music byEryck Abecassis
Production
companies
  • Independent Movies
  • National Film Development Corporation (India)
  • Dolce Vita Films
Distributed by
  • Netflix
  • Rapid Eye Movies (Ger)
  • Eurozoom (Fr)
  • Breaking Glass Pictures (US)
Release date
  • October 2014 (2014-10)
Running time
86 minutes
Countries
  • India
  • France
LanguageMarathi

Sunrise (Marathi: अरुणोदय) is a 2014 drama film written and directed by Partho Sen-Gupta.[1][2] Set in Mumbai, it tells the story of a grieving father searching for his daughter Aruna, kidnapped years ago. The main role is played by Adil Hussain accompanied by Tannishtha Chatterjee,[3] Komal Gupta, Esha Amlani and veteran actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar.[4]

Sunrise, an Indo-French co-production, was screened at numerous international festivals and received several international awards (Amsterdam, Durban, Munich).[5][6][7]

Plot

Inspector Joshi is a grieving father searching for his daughter Aruna, kidnapped years ago at the age of six. In his despair, life converges with a recurring dream in which Joshi pursues a shadowy figure who leads him to 'Paradise', a night-club where teenage girls dance to a leering crowd. He is convinced he will find Aruna there and vows to bring her back to Leela, his broken wife.[8]

Cast

Award and Selections

During the years 2014 and 2015, Sunrise was screened at numerous international festivals and competed at awards ceremonies.

Awards

Selections

Release

Sunrise was released in limited arthouses cinemas in Germany (20 August 2015) by Rapid Eye Movies, in France by Eurozoom (2 March 2016) and in the U.S (24 July 2016) by Breaking Glass Pictures. It was then released on SVOD on Netflix worldwide[29] (except France, due in March 2019). It is also available on Kanopy.[30] In August 2018, it was released on the German Indie Film VOD platform Realeyz and is available in Germany, Austria and Portugal.[31]

References

  1. ↑ Kuipers, Richard (4 October 2014). "Busan Film Review: 'Sunrise'". Variety.
  2. ↑ "'Sunrise': Busan Review".
  3. ↑ "MOVIE "Sunrise" Marathi Film with German Subtitles at Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan, 3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg > 4pm onwards on 12th February 2017".
  4. ↑ "Marathi film Arunoday selected for Busan International Film Festival". 12 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tannishtha Chatterjee's Marathi film Doctor Rakhmabai's teaser out". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "'Sunrise,' a gritty tour through the mind of a grief-stricken Mumbai cop". Los Angeles Times. 23 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Busan 2014 Review: SUNRISE Plunges Us Into Noirish And Riveting Tale Of Child Abduction". Screen Anarchy.
  8. ↑ "Sunrise: Synopsis".
  9. ↑ "Tannishtha Chatterjee learning Marathi for 'Sunrise'".
  10. ↑ "36th Durban International Film Festival Awards; SUNRISE Wins Best Film". Vimooz.com.
  11. ↑ "Imagine Film Festival, Jury's and Awards". Imaginefilmfestival.com.
  12. ↑ "Munich Film Festival, One Future Prize, Awards & Winners". Filmfestmeunchen.de.
  13. ↑ "Sunrise, 19th BIFF 2015". Busan Int. Film Festival.
  14. ↑ "Dharamshala Film Festival: Sunrise". diff.co.in.
  15. ↑ "Nominees announced in 9th Asia Pacific Screen Awards". Asia-Pacific Screen Awards.
  16. ↑ "BEAUNE 2015 – 7th Festival International du Film Policier". Senscritique.com.
  17. ↑ "Sunrise, Fantasia 2015". Tribecafilm.com.
  18. ↑ "Sunrise, Tribeca 2015". fantasiafestival.com.
  19. ↑ "BFI London Film Festival: Sunrise". ICA.art.
  20. ↑ "The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights: Sunrise". fifdh.org.
  21. ↑ "The Sitges Film Festival: Sunrise". sitgesfilmfestival.com.
  22. ↑ "Fantasia 2015: 'Sunrise' tackles the issue of India's missing children". popoptiq.com.
  23. ↑ "Vilnius International Film Festival 2015: Sunrise". kinopavasaris.lt.
  24. ↑ "Film Fest Ghent 2015: Sunrise". filmfestival.be.
  25. ↑ "Melbourne International Film Festival 2015 Archive: Sunrise". miff.com.au.
  26. ↑ "Staff Picks – Sydney Film Festival 2015". fourthirteenfilm.com.
  27. ↑ "Roffa Mon Amour 2015 - Sunrise". roffamonamour.com.
  28. ↑ "Etrange Film Festival 2015 - Sunrise". forumdesimages.fr.
  29. ↑ "'Sunrise', a major award winner movie is released on NETFLIX". bollywoodwallah.com.
  30. ↑ "Sunrise". kanopy.com.
  31. ↑ "Sunrise". Realeyz.
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