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| Director: | Santosh Sivan | |
| Producer: | A. Sriram Abhijeeth | |
| Cinematography: | Santosh Sivan | |
| Editor: | Sreekar Prasad | |
| Distributor: | Wonder Films | |
| Contact: Mark Burton | ||
| 616 N. Detroit St, Los Angeles, CA 90036 | ||
| Tel: (213) 931-0666 | ||
| Fax: (213) 692-0801 | ||
| e-mail: mkburton@aol.com | ||
| Language: | Hindi with English subtitles | |
| Country of Production: | India, 1998 | |
| Running Time: | 95 minutes (35mm, drama) |
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Seducing the eye with luminous, textural cinematography, THE TERRORIST has been hailed as one of the most beautiful films to come out of India in years. Set in present-day India, against the backdrop of a mysterious revolutionary movement, the film focuses on Malli who has lost her entire family to this all-engulfing cause. Devastated and alone, she drowns herself in the rebellion, accepting the ultimate assignment: a suicide-assassination of a local politician. In the final days before the mission, Malli rediscovers love, but is it in time? The clock ticks down to the final seconds where she alone must choose her fate. Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan was born in Chennai, India. He graduated from Film and Television Institute of India. He started his career as a cinematographer to realize cinematic art. He did the cinematography for 35 feature films and 41 documentaries in Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam languages for prominent filmmakers of India. The films include Rakh, Fudali, Gardish, Darmiyan, Dil Se... (all in Hindi) Thalapathi, Indira, Iruvar (in Tamil), Roja (Tamil/Hindi), Kalapani, Perumthachan (Malayalam). He made his directorial debut with the short film Story of Tiblu (60 min) for Film Division, India, in 1988. He received the National Award in 1988 for Best Short Fiction Film. In 1995 he made Halo, a children's film, for the National Council of Children and Youn People, India. The film also received rare reviews in press and TV channels. He received the National Award for Best Children's Film in 1996. The Terrorist is his first feature-length film. Preceded by Spotlights on a Massacre: Rithy Panh (4 min)  Wed June 16, 1:00 and 8:45 pm; Thurs June 17, 3:45 pm; Fri June 18, 8:45 pm |
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