Pariyerum Perumal

[Machine Translation] Who am I? Who am I? What is the fate that awaits the protagonist, a non-touchie, who overcame discrimination and entered a law school with his admiration for the great man who became India's first Minister of Justice? The film depicts the growth of a young man's soul as he struggles with harsh caste discrimination. The up-and-coming director from Dalit, who wrote the screenplay based on his own experiences, has created a masterpiece of social drama by bringing to light the reality of caste discrimination that persists in Indian society through a young man's love and anguish. The film has won several major South Indian film awards, including the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) and the Ananda Vigadan Film Awards, for Best Director, Best Picture, and Best Music Direction. --Parielum Perumal enters a law college with the hope of becoming a lawyer, and becomes friends with Jo, a female student in the same class. One day, Parielum is invited by Jo to her sister's wedding and goes to the wedding hall, but what awaits him there is severe abuse and horrific violence from his father and relatives, who oppose his relationship with Jo, who is from a non-touchable caste (Dalit). Faced with unreasonable caste discrimination, Parielum's decision to confront his own existence and his feelings for Joe, who adores him, lies somewhere between the two.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: Japanese trailer(s)

「僕は誰? 僕は何者なんだ?」差別を乗り越えインドの初代法務大臣となった偉人への憧れを胸に、法科大学に進んだ不可触民の主人公を待ち受けていた運命とは? 苛烈なカースト差別に苦悩する青年の魂の成長を描く。新進気鋭のダリト出身監督が自らの見聞にもとづいて脚本を書きあげ、青年の恋と苦悩を通してインド社会に根強く残るカースト差別の現実を世に問いかけた、社会派ドラマの名作。南インド国際映画賞 (SIIMA)、アーナンダ・ヴィガダン映画賞など、南インドの主要な映画賞で、監督賞、作品賞、音楽監督賞などを受賞。――弁護士になるという希望を胸に法科大学に進学したパリエルム・ペルマールは、同じクラスの女子学生・ジョーと仲良くなる。ある日パリエルムはジョーから彼女の姉の結婚式に招かれて式場に出かけていくが、そこに待ち受けていたのはカースト制度における不可触民 (ダリト) 出身である彼とジョーの交際に反対する、父親と親戚らからの激しい罵倒と凄惨な暴力であった。理不尽なカースト差別に直面したパリエルムが、自らの存在への苦悩と自分を慕ってくれるジョーへの想い、そのはざまで下した決断とは―。

映像特典(予定): 日本版予告編