
Chinuishavingahardtimesettlingintohisnewhomeinthecountyside.Heandhismotherhaverelocatedtherefromthebigcityfollowinghisfather’sdeath.ThemoveissupposedtohelpChinugetoverhisloss.HewatchesagroupofboysplayinggamesinthewoodswithanolderboynamedYuvraj.Theredoesn'tseemtobeanyroomforhimintheirgang.Moreover,atschoolhisclevernessmakestheothersbrandhimaswot.OnlyafterhegetsthenotoriouslyunderachievingYuvrajoutofajambyhelpinghimsolveamaths’problemdoesChinugainadmittanceintotheclique.Butcanagenuinefriendshipdevelopsoquickly?Toldinatmosphericallychargedimagesinwhichtheweatherandlandscapealsoplayanimportantrole,thefilmportraysadifficultperiodinoneboy’slife.Chinuiscalledupontofindhisfeet;indoingsohedistanceshimselffromhismotherwhoisalsostrugglingtocopewiththenewsituation.Bothmakeaterriblemistake–andareforcedtorealisethattheyarealone.Perhapswhattheybothneedisanothernewbeginning.(Berlinale2014)



