Chemman Chaalai

The Gravel Road

A film by Deepak Kumaran Menon · 2005 · Malaysia · 91 min · Tamil

Synopsis

On a Malaysian rubber plantation in the 1960s and 1970s, Shanta dreams of going to university. Her family’s life is shaped by hard work, poverty and dependence on their employer. Against these limits, a young woman holds on to an ambition that those around her can scarcely imagine.

Credits

Director: Deepak Kumaran Menon
Producer: Tan Chui Mui
Production company: One Hundred Eye Sdn Bhd
Cinematography: Albert Hue
Production design: Sylvia Ong
Music: Hardesh Singh

Selected festivals

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2005 — S.E.A.Eyes; world premiere

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