EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can reveal a first look at writer-director Subhadra Mahajan‘s debut feature, Second Chance, which will premiere at the upcoming Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
The black-and-white film from India will compete in the festival’s Proxima section, which kicks off on June 28. Set in the Pir Panjal range of the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India, the film follows the story young woman Nia, who after experiencing the first major trauma of her life, retreats to her family home in the Himalayas where time, nature and unlikely friendships help her heal.
The caretaker of the house departs on an errand, leaving his mother-in-law Bhemi, 70, in charge along with his son Sunny, 8.
In a statement, Mahajan said that the film is inspired by some of her personal experiences, especially growing up in Himachal Pradesh — although she currently resides in Mumbai.
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