Leo Barraclough International Features Editor International sales agency Lightdox has acquired documentary “Marching in the Dark” in advance of its world premiere at CPH:DOX.
The feature debut from Kinshuk Surjan focuses on how the growing number of suicides among farmers in India is affecting the agricultural community.
The trailer debuts exclusively on Variety below. “Marching in the Dark” screens as part of the festival’s new Human:Rights competition section.
Surjan and two people who feature in the film, Sanjivani Bhure and Dr. Milind Potdar, will attend the premiere. The storyline of the film takes place over a number of years amidst India’s deepening farmer suicide crisis, and focuses on the journey of a young widow, Sanjivani, with two children to care for, after her husband is gone.
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