Ship of Theseus
This first feature film from Indian playwright Anand Gandhi, tells three stories regarding men forced to believe of the moral and ethics issues raised by clinical advances: some visually impaired Egyptian photographer, who afterwards having a cornea transplant has trouble adjusting to her new found awareness of sight. A devout monk fighting against animal testing, who has to face his beliefs when he is diagnosed with liver cirrhosis. And also a stock broker, who after having a kidney transplant makes the decision to help a victim of theft and discovers concerning the illegal trade in organs - even though it indicates travelling all the way from India to Sweden.
The film was first exhibited at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received great critical acclaim and was known as"the hidden jewel of the entire season". It was awarded Best Feature Film of all 2013 at the Indian National Film Awards in 2014, and was released in July 2013 in India.
Released: 2012-09-06
Genre:
Drama