Surrogacy is therefore a clash between poor and rich, between exploited and exploiters, a ruthless class conflict. These arguments are used metaphorically and realistically by director Karan Tejpal in the film Stolen, presented at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, to narrate the civil division of India: “There are two disparate Indias.”

The theme of lockdown during COVID time, combined with private and family motivation, is the background of the film Tora's Husband by director Rima Das, presented at the 15th Bangkok World Film Festival.

What is the appropriate age to get married? For the twelve-year-old Iranian twins Marzieh and Razieh, their age is appropriate to get married: “Now we are adults, we must get married”. They are the protagonists of Alone, directed by Jafar Najafi, presented at the 79th Venice Film Festival.

The setting is southwestern Iran, in the province of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari. A predominantly mountainous region and an agricultural economy with low income.

Director: Aditya Vikram Sengupta

Starring: Sreelekha Mitra, Satrajit Sarkar, Bratya Basu

Country: India, Francia, Norvegia

Year : 2021

Directed by Ahmad Bahrami

Starring: Touraj Alvand, Ali Bagheri, Majid Farhang, Mahdie Nassaj

Country: Iran

Year: 2020

Directed: Ivan Ayr

Starring: Lakshvir Saran, Suvinder Vicky

Country: India

Year: 2020

Indian music has an ancient tradition. It is a precious gift, transmitted orally from teachers to devote disciples. The followers are deferential, respectful of their tutors and the music. They consecrate their lives to both, despite the troubles and the misery of earnings. The story of a young lover of classical music is narrated by Indian director Chaitanya Tamhane in the film The Disciple, presented at the 77th Venice Film Festival, winner of the Golden Lion for best screenplay. One of the executive producers is Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón. The film is not easy, it requires attention and, above all, an open mind.

An engaged couples have a happy holiday on the streets of Kerala but the serenity turns into inhuman violence. Unfortunately, both of them will be crushed by the disgusting sexual libido of the boss.

Reason, rationality, disappear in the journey. A theme important for the young Indian directors Sanal Kumar Sasidharan in the film Chola - Shadow of Water presented at the 76th Venice Film Festival.

In 1947, the British abandoned India. Coexistence between Hindus and Muslims was impossible. The consequence was a political and geographical split, with thousands of deaths and the transhumance of millions of people: Muslims fled to Pakistan and Hindus to India.

The peculiarity of Pakistan was the division between two territories more than two thousand kilometres apart: Pakistan and East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

Despite having the same inhabitants, East Pakistan was ruled as a province, with limited power.

The film A Day in the Life of Anil Bagchi - Anil Bagchir Ekdin by director Morshedul Islam, screening at the 13th World Film Festival of Bangkok takes place during the Bangladesh war.