Praying with Anger

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Praying with Anger
Film poster
Directed byM. Night Shyamalan
Written byM. Night Shyamalan
Produced byM. Night Shyamalan
Starring
CinematographyMadhu Ambat
Edited byFrank Reynolds
Music byEdmund Choi
Production
company
Crescent Moon
Distributed byCinevistaas
Release dates
  • 12 September 1992 (1992-09-12)
(United States; Toronto Film Festival)
Running time
107 minutes
CountriesIndia
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$900,000[1]

Praying with Anger is a 1992 independent drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring M. Night Shyamalan in his directorial debut.[2]

It is about a young Indian American's return to India and explores the clash of Western values with those of the Indian subcontinent.

Plot

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Indian American Dev Raman returns to his native country to spend a year as part of a college exchange program. He is initially reluctant, but his mother insists, and he respects her wishes. While there, he discovers that his cold and distant father, now deceased, carried a quiet and profound affection towards him.

While he is in India, he receives guidance from his friend Sanjay. As the visit progresses, Dev ignores Sanjay's suggestions, and the interaction between Indian and Western cultures quickly precipitates into misunderstanding and violence.[3]

Dev realizes that one may pray to the deities of the Hindu pantheon in almost any emotional state except indifference. As he explores his past and sees the miscommunication between the two cultures, Dev is overwhelmed and finds himself only able to pray with anger.

Cast

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Release

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The film never received a wide release for mainstream distribution and has been shown primarily at film festivals. Praying with Anger screened at the 1993 AFI Fest, where it won the "First Film Competition" for American independent filmmakers.[5]

References

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