Tora | |
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Directed by | Jahnu Barua |
Written by | Jahnu Barua |
Produced by | Children's Film Society, India |
Starring | Mrigakshi Anup Hazarika Atul Pachani |
Cinematography | P. Rajan |
Edited by | Shivaji Choudhury |
Music by | Reeta Das Y. S. Moolky |
Distributed by | Children's Film Society of India |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Assamese |
Tora is an Assamese language children's film directed by Jahnu Barua and produced by the Children's Film Society, India. The film was released in 2004.[1] The film received the Best Children's Film award in the 51st National Film Awards for the year 2003.[2][3]
The film centred on two neighboring families in a village in Assam. The two families share a very amicable relation. Tora, the protagonist is a seven-year-old girl with her parents Purna (father) and Jonaki (mother). Naba and Daba are two brothers of the other family with their ailing bedridden mother. One day a dispute arises over a piece of land. Whilst the adults quarrel, Tora's voice is the only significant factor that can resolve the matter.[1]
Jahnu Barua, the director of Tora, dedicated his film on 19 August 2004 to the children killed in the 2004 Dhemaji bombing carried out by ULFA militants on Independence Day.[4]