Liar's Dice (film)

Liar's Dice
Official film poster
Directed byGeetu Mohandas
Written byGeetu Mohandas
Produced byAlan McAlex
Ajay Rai
StarringGeetanjali Thapa
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Manya Gupta
Vikram Bhagra
Murari Kumar
CinematographyRajeev Ravi
Edited byB. Ajithkumar
Music byJohn Bosters
Production
company
Release dates
  • 5 October 2013 (2013-10-05) (MAMI)
  • 16 January 2014 (2014-01-16) (Sundance)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Liar's Dice is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language road movie written and directed by Geetu Mohandas and starring Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.[1] The film tells the story of a young mother from a remote village who, going in search of her missing husband, goes missing herself. The film examines the human cost of migration to cities and the exploitation of migrant workers.

The production is Mohandas' feature film debut; she had previously made the short film Kelkkunndo in 2008, which received wide acclaim.[2] Liar's Dice had its world premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival in October 2013, where it took part in the Indian competition section.[3] In January 2014, the film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam.[4] It won a special jury award at the Sofia International Film Festival.[5][6]

Liar's Dice went on to receive two awards at the 61st National Film Awards: Best Actress for Geetanjali Thapa, and Best Cinematography for Rajeev Ravi. The film was India's official entry at the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.[7][8] Art director Ajay Sharma, who had worked on movies such as Happy Journey (2014), won the Best Art Director Award at the Maharashtra State Film Awards.

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  2. ^ Dennis Harvey (18 January 2014). "'Liar's Dice' Review: Geeta Mohandas' Quietly Effective Debut". Variety. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Mumbai Film Festival Preview: Liar's Dice". Livemint. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Sundance selection has changed everything for me". Rediff.com Movies. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Liar's Dice wins Special Jury award at Sofia International Film Festival". DearCinema.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Top 10 small-budget independent films set to release in 2015". mid-day. 9 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Geethu Mohandas' 'Liar's Dice' is India's official entry to the Oscars". CNN-IBN. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Oscars: India Selects 'Liar's Dice' for Foreign-Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.