The Fable
Southeast Asian Premiere
Raam Reddy India, USA 2024 119 min PG
Late ’80s, the Himalayan slopes: a magical slow burn reveals the inexorable changes that threaten to reshape the world for good.
On the slopes of the Indian Himalayas sits a slice of paradise—Dev’s family orchard, which he is heir to. This expansive estate is the centre of the universe for the community, whose relationship between land and people is anchored on generational ties. Entrusted with the burden of maintaining the status quo, Dev emerges as an unlikely authority figure as the patriarch of both his family and the wider community. Searching for an escape, he finds solace in a peculiar hobby involving avian prosthetics.
The sudden appearance of burnt apple trees is taken as a prophetic omen, interrupting the delicate equilibrium that defines the daily lives in this deeply hierarchical society. The introduction of pesticides in the plantation, alongside the arrival of mysterious nomads, reinforces the community’s deep-seated mistrust of change, threatening to fissure the tightly knit group. The Fable captures the eternal cycle of time while delving into the festering wounds beneath the sheen of this lush haven.
30 Nov, Sat 7:30PM / 119 min
Shaw Lido, Hall 1
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The Fable
Raam Reddy
India, USA
2024
Hindi, English, Pahari
English
119 min
PG
Southeast Asian Premiere
Raam Reddy
Educated at the Prague Film School, writer-director Raam Reddy explores the power of magic realism in his storytelling across both film and literature. His debut film, Thithi (2016), won Locarno’s Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present as well as Best First Feature. This was followed by The Fable, which premiered at the Berlinale to widespread acclaim.
Pratap Reddy,
Park Sunmin
Manoj Bajpayee,
Priyanka Bose,
Deepak Dobriyal
