Directed by:
Ishan ShuklaScreenplay:
Ishan ShuklaComposer:
Sneha KhanwalkarCast:
Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, Gaspar Noé, Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar, Shekhar Kapur, Lav Diaz, Soko, Piyush Mishra, Denzil Smith, Shahbaz SarwarPlots(1)
Rumours about a mythical free land sow havoc in an ultra-regulated society where citizens wear paper bags on their heads to dissolve their differences. In this stylish sci-fi animation, a well-oiled system with echoes of George Orwell’s "1984", starts crumbling when whispers of a land where freedom reigns begin to spread. The hero, a fresh council member in love with a free-spirited girl, finds himself involved in a complicated net of incidents that open his eyes to a new reality. Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust is based on Ishan Shukla’s 2016 multi-award winning short and voiced by a star cast including Golshifteh Farahani, Asia Argento, Lav Diaz and Gaspar Noé. Shot using a video game engine geared toward greater innovation and aesthetic control, the film combines 3D and 2D technologies to build cool, sophisticated visuals, architectures with pronounced geometries, and a noirish atmosphere. Shukla revels in classical dystopian topics: a society of control, pervasive brainwashing, amorphous crowds, the impulse toward liberation and the mirrored fear of it. He simultaneously establishes intriguing parallelisms with recent contemporary events – revolts for freedom, civil disobedience and the masked pandemic world. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Golshifteh Farahani
Iran
Best movies:
If You Die, I'll Kill You (2011)
Bab'Aziz - The Prince That Contemplated His Soul (2005)
About Elly (2009)
Asia Argento
Italy
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Queen Margot (1994)
B. Monkey (1998)
Gaspar Noé
Argentina
Best movies:
Enter the Void (2009)
Irreversible (2002)
Dobermann (1997)
Anurag Kashyap
India
Best movies:
Luck by Chance (2009)
Happy New Year (2014)
Ugly (2013)
Karan Johar
India
Best movies:
Ohm Peace Ohm (2007)
The Brave Heart Will Take the Bride (1995)
She Smiles, She's Snared! (2014)
Shekhar Kapur
Best movies:
Elizabeth (1998)
Vishwaroopam (2013)
Lav Diaz
Philippines
Best movies:
Soko
France
Best movies:
Her (2013)
In the Beginning (2009)
Little Fish (2020)
Piyush Mishra
India
Best movies:
From the Heart (1998)
Tamasha (2015)
Rockstar (2011)
Denzil Smith
Best movies:
The Lunchbox (2013)
Tenet (2020)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Shahbaz Sarwar
Denmark
Best movies:
Nothing (2022)