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She introduced him to a young woman, Sushil, to whom he was betrothed. That was a year ago, when Ravi visited her family for the first time. Today, he admits he is unprepared to marry this girl he hardly knows. Her entire family impatiently awaits him. Ravi is faced with a dilemma. How can he decide on his future without wounding her family? Can he succeed in freeing himself of guardianship or should he give in to social pressures and marry? By claiming to belittle his community, Ravi shakes up the validity of this age-old tradition we westerners call an "arranged marriage." He slowly discovers the price to pay by refusing to marry.

France - 2008 - 48 mn - DV Cam • 16/9 • PAL - Colour

Director Hélène De Paradis Writer Hélène De Paradis Camera Hélène De Paradis Sound Hélène De Paradis Editing Hervé Champeaux

Production Hélène de Frémont Point du Jour, Hélène de Frémont, 23, rue de Cronstadt, 75015 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 7544 8080 E-mail : h.defremont@pointdujour.fr Co-Production Guénaëlle Troly Voyage

Sales Doris Weitzel Point du Jour International, Doris Weitzel, 23, rue de Cronstadt, 75015 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 75 44 80 80 E-mail : d.weitzel@pointdujour.fr