Waiting

SYNOPSIS

A retired professor whose wife has been in a coma for eight months meets a terrified young woman, whose husband has slipped into coma after a sudden accident. Will grief drive them both insane, or can two lonely strangers support each other?
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At the heart of it, ‘Waiting’ is a film about a special relationship between two people who befriend each other unexpectedly. It is a film about grief, yes, but it is also about confronting it. Poignant, tender and humorous the brilliant cast draws you in and you wait with them and sometimes for them.

What does it really mean to love someone? Is it to have the strength to let go of your loved one even if it kills you... or to have the courage to accept them in whatever shape and form they are in. One could also perhaps call it an anatomy of grief - closely observing what it does to you. But at the heart of it all, it is a relationship film - of Shiv and Tara, the two unlikely characters who become kindred spirits and help each other out. - director Anu Menon

AWARDS
London Asian Film Festival - Best Director