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| Directed by | Laxmikant Shetgaonkar |
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| Written by | Laxmikant Shetgaonkar |
| Produced by | Pramod Salgaocar |
| Starring | Paoli Dam Cedric Cirotteau Sadiya Siddiqui Jean Denis Römer Akash Sinha |
| Cinematography | Arup Mandal |
| Edited by | Sankalp Meshram |
| Music by | Sidhanath Buyao Emiliana da Cruz
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| Country | India |
| Language | Konkani |
| Budget | Template:INRConvert
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Baga Beach is 2013 Indian Konkani-language film written and directed by Laxmikant Shetgaonkar. It followed his critically acclaimed, Paltadacho Munis (2009).[1]
Set in the eponymous Baga Beach in Goa, it was made at a budget of Template:INR crore, making it the most expensive film yet of Konkani cinema.[2] The film deals with the underbelly of tourism in Goa, with issues of paedophilia and child sexual abuse, conflict between locals and immigrants leading to hostility towards migrant laborers, impact of holidaying foreigners on local culture.[3][4] The film had an Indian, German and French cast, including Bengali actress Paoli Dam, who spoke Hindi in the film.[5] It was shot in Goa with an handheld camera in sync sound.[6]
It was screened at the 44th International Film Festival of India in 2013.[7] Subsequently, it won the Best Feature Film in Konkani award at the 61st National Film Awards.[8] After the awards, the Goa Legislative Assembly passed a resolution congratulating producer and director for making the film about "a topic which needed much attention", and called it an "eye opener on the issues related to children on our beaches."[9] The film was commercially released in Goa on May 30, 2014, but was not commercially released nationwide.[6][10]
Cast
- Paoli Dam as Sobha
- Cedric Cirotteau as Martin
- Sadiya Siddiqui as Maggie
- Jean Denis Römer as Schroeder
- Akash Sinha as Devappa
- Harsh Mainra as Shop keeper
- Prashanti Talpankar as Celestine
- Reshma Jadhav as News Reporter
- Rajesh Karekar as Jerroviar
- Ivon C. de Souza as Brendan
- Pradeep Naik as Victor
- Serjee Kleem as Yuri
Awards
See also
References
- ↑ Laxmikant Shetgaonkar's next venture is 'Baga Beach'(27 November 2011).
- ↑ A Rs 3 cr Konkani movie(27 November 2011).
- ↑ Baga Beach: a tale of child sex, hatred for migrants(27 November 2013).
- ↑ 'Baga Beach' about tourism ills in coastal Goa: Director(26 November 2013).
- ↑ Paoli Dam to act in Shetgaonkar's 'Baga beach'(30 November 2012).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 'Baga Beach' struggles to get a screening in Goa(Apr 18, 2014).
- ↑ Shetgaonkar's 'Baga beach' to be screened at Iffi 2013(16 October 2013).
- ↑ 61st National Film Awards For 2013. Directorate of Film Festivals(16 April 2014).
- ↑ Goa Assembly passes resolution hailing makers of 'Baga Beach'(July 23, 2014).
- ↑ National Award does not make any difference to me: Laxmikant Shetgaonkar(May 28, 2014).
- ↑ Baga Beach bags best Konkani film award. oHeraldo. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
- ↑ 2 films set in Goa get national awards. The Times of India(Apr 17, 2014). Retrieved 2018-12-18.