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Gurushetram

Film 2013 Tamil Singapore stories, Thriller
A dramatic scene from Gurushetram shows a performer on stage with masked figures behind, bathed in green light.
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A scene from the film Gurushetram showing a group of diverse students in school uniforms, with a young boy in the foreground looking serious.
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A poignant scene from Gurushetram shows three characters against a brick wall, one holding a framed portrait, capturing a moment of reflection.
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Film details

Running time:

125 minutes

Format:

35mm

Synopsis:

In the vein of Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves and Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali, this social drama is set in a working-class Singaporean Tamil family. With gangsters at his doorstep and drug addicts for parents, 17-year-old Prakash struggles to hold his family together and protect his mentally-impaired brother from dangers.

Director(s): TT Dhavamani

Produced by: Blue River Pictures

Producer(s): Manickam N Tinagaran

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