BILAL


Ein Dokumentarfilm
von SOURAV SARANGI


Inhalt:

The story begins inside an 8X10 feet partitioned room in central Calcutta. Almost nothing is visible inside. In fact, Bilal’s parents don’t need any light to see things around them; they are blind. Bilal is just three years old and he has an infant brother. Both can see. So together they live as if in a game of seeing and not seeing. Though of a very tender age, Bilal is fully aware of the physical handicap of his parents. He knows how to communicate with them through sounds and touch. He is never jobless - be it guiding his blind parents through the traffic or training in the art of playing tricks on his brother. Whenever Bilal is in the mood for mischief, his parents become strict and their son jumps into the world outside. Bilal experiences life on the street from his elders - it's hard. But he never gives up. Very unusually for our times, Bilal’s upbringing and care seem to have become a collective responsibility of all the neighbours. The film tells this curious story by observing the little boy over a year and capturing rare moments of sharing love, fun, cruelty and hope… the wonder world of Bilal.