Netflix picks up hybrid documentary “Placebo” September 6, 2016 - 12:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Placebo”, a 2014 hybrid documentary directed by Abhay Kumar has been picked up by Netflix. The video streaming platform will make it available worldwide, Variety said. The film, which uses documentary footage alongside fictional reconstructions, takes a critical look at the pressure cooker environment of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The institution boasts a minuscule acceptance rate for undergraduate applications and then wraps students in a cloak of silence. The film breaks that taboo when a freak accident on campus seriously injures a final year student, causing the student’s brother to pull back the institute’s curtains. “Placebo” had a career on the international documentary circuit with appearances at IDFA in Amsterdam and the EBS International Documentary Film Festival as well as the 2015 Mumbai IFF. The film was produced by Storyteller Ink. Distribution is by FilmKaravan. Related links:   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
