“SISTER MIDNIGHT breaks free from the shackles of submissive feminine stereotypes and raucously leans into a woman behaving very, very badly.”
★★★★
Time Out
“SISTER MIDNIGHT is a droll, strange, cool freak of a film.”
Little White Lies
Altitude have launched the trailer for Sister Midnight, the BAFTA nominated debut film from writer and director Karan Kandhari, featuring a stand-out performance by acclaimed actress Radhika Apte ahead of the 14 March cinema release in the UK and Ireland.
A newly arranged marriage. An oddball couple shoved together in a small Mumbai shack with paper-thin walls. They are awkward and alone-together. Unpredictable Uma does her best to cope with the heat, her total lack of domestic skills, nosy neighbours and her bumbling spouse until the nocturnal world of the city and its inhabitants lead her to face her own strange behaviours.
Nominated for Outstanding British Debut at this year’s BAFTA Awards, Sister Midnight was a hot ticket at the Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Camera award and in Director’s Fortnight. Also nominated for four BIFA awards, Sister Midnight won Best Picture in the Next Wave Award at Austin’s Fantastic Fest and was warmly received at festivals across the globe. The film will have its Irish premiere at the Dublin International Film Festival on 21 February.
Sister Midnight ’s eclectic soundtrack includes Howling Wolf, Buddy Holly, The Band, Motorhead, T. Rex, Blind Willie Johnson, The Stooges and new music from Interpol’s Paul Banks.
The cast includes Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Chhaya Kadam, Smita Tambe and Navya Sawant. Written and directed by Karan Kandhari, produced by Alastair Clark, Anna Griffin and Alan McAlex, edited by Napoleon Stratogiannakis with cinematography by Sverre Sørdal. The film has been made with the support of Film4, BFI (awarding National Lottery funding) and Film i Väst.
Magnolia Pictures will release Sister Midnight in US theatres in May.
ALTITUDE WILL RELEASE SISTER MIDNIGHT IN UK & IRISH CINEMAS FROM 14 MARCH. MORE INFORMATION AT ALTITUDE.FILM
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