Naman Ramachandran A mother’s quest for justice is the fulcrum around which Toronto Film Festival U.A.E. selection “Yellow Bus” revolves.
Set in an unnamed Arabian Gulf country, “Yellow Bus” follows an Indian family that endures a tragedy when their daughter is neglected on a school bus in the sweltering desert heat.
Consumed by grief, mother Anada (Tannishtha Chatterjee), sets out to find the truth about who is accountable. The film is the feature directorial debut of American Wendy Bednarz who teaches film in the Middle East.
It is inspired by multiple real-life incidents of neglect across the region, which stayed with Bednarz – a mother herself – and she decided to make a film on the subject.
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