The Crow's Egg (Kaakkaa Muttai)
DFI Cinema
/ Feature Narrative / India / 2014 / Colour
In Tamil / Arabic, English subtitles
Rated: Parental guidance is advised for viewers under the age of 13. Individuals under the age of 13 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or older.
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Synopsis
In a tiny concrete-and-tin Chennai home live two young brothers with their mother and grandmother. The boys constantly beg their elders for toys and a television – things they simply cannot afford. They don't yet understand that the women cannot give them everything they want. When their mother does find a way to bring an old television home, a portal opens. The boys see a pizza commercial, whose steaming, slow-motion images make the unfamiliar food look like manna from heaven. From that moment on, they dream of nothing but getting their first taste of pizza.