The Disciple (2020 film)

The Disciple
Film poster
Directed byChaitanya Tamhane
Written byChaitanya Tamhane
Produced byVivek Gomber
Starring
  • Aditya Modak
  • Arun Dravid
  • Sumitra Bhave
  • Deepika Bhide Bhagwat
  • Kiran Yadnyopavit
CinematographyMichał Sobociński
Edited byChaitanya Tamhane
Music byAneesh Pradhan
Production
company
Zoo Entertainment
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) (Venice)
  • 30 April 2021 (2021-04-30) (India)
Running time
127 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMarathi

The Disciple is a 2020 Indian Marathi-language drama film written, directed and edited by Chaitanya Tamhane.[2] It stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, Deepika Bhide Bhagwat, and Kiran Yadnyopavit. Alfonso Cuarón serves as an executive producer.[3]

It was entered into the main competition section at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Indian film since Monsoon Wedding (2001) to compete at the festival.[4][5] At Venice, the film won FIPRESCI International Critics Prize presented by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Federation Internationale de la Presse Cinematographique)[6] and the Best Screenplay award.[7] It was also screened at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was named a winner of the Amplify Voices Award.[8][9] Netflix acquired the distribution rights of the film and it was released through the streaming platform on 30 April 2021.[10]

  1. ^ "The Disciple". Venice Film Festival. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Court director Chaitanya Tamhane's Marathi film The Disciple to compete at Venice Film Festival". First Post. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ Hipes, Patrick (31 July 2020). "Venice Pic 'The Disciple' Sees Alfonso Cuarón Board As EP; Endeavor Content & New Europe Film Sales To Rep It". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Venezia 77 Competition". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Venice Film Festival 2020: Chaitanya Tamhan's The Disciple wins FIPRESCI award". India Today. 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners: Nomadland Takes Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby Is Best Actress". IndieWire. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  8. ^ Jason Gorber, "TIFF announces award winning films for 2020". BlogTO, 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Tamhane's 'The Disciple' Wins Again, This Time At TIFF". News18. 20 September 2020.
  10. ^ Entertainment, Quint (26 March 2021). "Award-Winning Film 'The Disciple' Gets Netflix Release Date". TheQuint. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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