Ship of Theseus
This first feature film from Indian playwright Anand Gandhi, tells three stories about men forced to believe about the ethics and moral issues raised by clinical advances: some visually-impaired Egyptian photographer, who afterwards having a cornea transplant has trouble adjusting to her newfound awareness of sight. A devout monk fighting. And also an Indian stockbroker, who after having a kidney transplant decides to help a very poor victim of theft also discovers about the trade in stolen organs - although it means travelling all the way to Sweden.
The film was first shown at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received great critical acclaim and was known as"the hidden gem of this year". It premiered in India at July 2013, also was awarded Best Feature Film of all 2013 at the Indian National Film Awards at 2014.
Released: 2012-09-06
Genre:
Drama