Noblemen

Noblemen 2018 | India | 108 mins | English Directed by - Vandana Kataria Cast - Kunal Kapoor, Ali Haji, Mohammad Ali Mir, Muskaan Jaferi, Shaan Grover, Hardik Thakkar, Ramanuj Dutta, Sonia Bahl. Post-Screening discussion with director Vandana Kataria New York Premiere Trailer: https://vimeo.com/249640748 (Password:-TINTLINK) Synopsis: It is winter in a prestigious all boys' boarding school, where children continue to practice age-old rituals and codes bound by years of hierarchy. Shay is picked on constantly, the main perpetrators being Arjun, the tall athletic sports captain, and his best friend Baadal. Shay and Pia, the spunky daughter of the new Junior School Principal are cast as Bassanio and Portia in the Founder's Day production of Merchant of Venice. Murali, the charismatic drama teacher unknowingly adds salt to Baadal's wounds by casting him as Shay's understudy. Indignant, Baadal vows to get Shay's part at any cost and turns to his buddy Arjun for help. Events take a sinister turn when Shay walks in on Arjun, Baadal, and their cronies on a debauched night. About the Director: Vandana Kataria graduated from the National Institute of Design. She began her career in films as a production designer working on films such as 'Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)', 'Shanghai (2012)', and 'Detective Byomkesh Bakshi (2015)'. She was selected to be a part of the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2016, and directed the music video 'Jungli Sher' for Indian rap sensation DIVINE, shot entirely on an iPhone 6S in the same year. Vandana has in the past also directed television commercials and is making her debut as a writer and director with a feature length film titled 'Noblemen'.