The Best of Dharamshala International Film Festival: 10 to 12 September 2018

 

Turup (India)

(72 min; 2017; dvd; Hindi with English subtitles)

Direction: Ektara Collective

 

In the neighbourhood, chess is a popular pass time with roadside games bringing together men from different strata. Their pawns include morality and religion, causing social and political tensions to erupt when a tournament gets underway. But against this simmering backdrop, are other forces at play – a domestic worker with a secret hobby, a young woman in love, and a former journalist struggling with married life, each must make their moves with care