Wagah

film type documentary film Production Country Germany production year 2009 runtime 13'00 colour
screening format 35mm aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby SR languages Farsi, Hindi Subtitles Englisch
screening format DigiBeta aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Dolby SR languages Hindi, Ursi, Farsi Subtitles Englisch

Each night, the only border crossing between India and Pakistan on a 3,323 kilometres stretch becomes the sight of an extraordinary event. Thousands of people gather to witness the border closing ritual, after which the masses get as close as possible to the gate to greet their former neighbours.

director Supriyo Sen Schnitt / Editing Szilvia Ruszev Bildgestaltung / DOP Ranu Ghosh Produktion / Production Henning Kamm Drehbuch / Script Supriyo Sen Tongestaltung / Sound Design
Festivals
Huesca International Short Film Festival, Spain
Kolkata International Film Festival, India
IDFA International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland
interfilm Berlin: Internationales Kurzfilmfestival, Germany
Cork Film Festival, Ireland
Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Berlinale - Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin, Germany (Berlin Today Award)
ZINEBI - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, Spain (Grand Prize)
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Czech Republic (Best Short Documentary)
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden (Special Jury)
Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany (Audience Prize)
Production
  • DETAiLFILM GmbH
  • Fabian Gasmia
  • Bergmannstraße 106
  • 10961 Berlin
  • Deutschland
  • http://www.detailfilm.de
Distribution
  • Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
  • Axel Behrens
  • Bodenstedtstr. 16
  • 22765 Hamburg
  • +49 40 39106318
  • https://shortfilm.com
Sales
  • Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
  • Stine Wangler
  • Bodenstedtstr. 16
  • 22765 Hamburg
  • +49 40 39106328
  • http://sales.shortfilm.com

Supriyo Sen

lives and works as an author and director in Kolkata;
WAGAH is the last and final part of his documentary trilogy about the partition of India and Pakistan

Filmography
1997 DREAM OF HANIF
2000 THE NEST
2003 WAY BACK HOME
2007 HOPE DIES LAST IN WAR
2008 RUPBAN - THE BEAUTIFUL