A middle-aged electrician named Pedro lives with his mother and his brother’s family in a rural community in the dense forests of Western Karnataka. A drunk and an outcast in his community, Pedro’s life changes forever when he accidentally kills a cow that belongs to his landlord, Hegde, and sets off a chain of events that unleashes the tensions of communalism and transactional relationships bubbling under the surface of the village.
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Festival Appearances
Busan International Film Festival 2021
BFI London Film Festival 2021
Three Continents Festival, Nantes 2021 – Silver Montgolfiere for Best Film
Pingyao International Film Festival 2021 – Roberto Rossellini Award for Best Director
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Natesh Hegde
Director and writer Natesh Hegde was born and brought up in Yellapura, a small town in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. He received a Master’s degree in Journalism from Karnataka University, Dharwad. His two shorts, The Crab (2017) and Distant (2018), screened in many national and international film festivals. His short stories have been published in major Kannada magazines. Pedro is his debut feature film.
Fri, 4 Nov | 10:00 am | Main Audi
