The Catholic Church is a palpable presence in Indian filmmaker Don Palathara’s “Family,” which has its world premiere in the Harbour strand of Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam. Set i…
Set in and shot on location in the Idukki district of Kerala, southern India, where Palathara grew up, the Malayalam-language film revolves around Sony , a devout Christian, community do-gooder and general all-round well-liked person, but something uneasy lurks beneath the surface. The film’s cast also includes Divya Prabha .
“I grew up in a Catholic family in a village where rules were pretty rigid for us. As an adult, I have been forced to face certain realities from my past recently, and those thoughts led to looking at several people I knew in a different light,” Palathara told. “The Church was always the elephant in the room. As a child, I felt under the constant surveillance of the Church and the Christian God itself. That forced one to keep all the actions and words under introspection constantly.
The decision to cast Forrt, who has generally played genial characters in several successful Malayalam-language films, including “Premam,” “Thamasha” and “Malik,” was a deliberate one. “I have always noticed Vinay Forrt for the kind of films and filmmakers he has associated with. When I completed the script for ‘Family,’ Vinay, with his unique taste in films and willingness to experiment, was my first choice. Vinay’s physical appearance corroborated that of the character I had envisioned.
“Family” is Palathara’s second Rotterdam selection after “Everything Is Cinema” made the cut in 2021. “’s continuing support means a lot to me. I couldn’t be there at Rotterdam physically for ‘Everything Is Cinema’ as it was still during a partial lockdown. I expect that ‘Family’ gets the attention it deserves from the world premiere at IFFR. I hope it gets a good distribution,” Palathara said.
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