Who directed ‘Fatherland’, the opening film of the 57th IFFI?
- A.Andrzej Wajda
- B.Agnieszka Holland
- C.Paweł Pawlikowski
- D.Krzysztof Zanussi
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Explanation
The correct answer is Paweł Pawlikowski, the Polish filmmaker who directed ‘Fatherland’ and won the Best Director Award at Cannes for it. The film is described as continuing his exploration of history and human relationships through an intimate narrative set at a significant moment in European history. Options A, B and D name other well-known Polish directors, and that is what makes them plausible in a question of this kind, but none of them is the director credited with the IFFI opening film. The detail most likely to be paired with the director in an examination is the cast, since the two lead roles are played by Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler, and the production itself brings together four countries, Poland, Germany, Italy and France.
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Practice Questions
Which film has been selected as the opening film of the 57th International Film Festival of India?
- A.‘Fatherland’
- B.‘Cold War’
- C.‘Weimar’
- D.‘Buick’
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The correct answer is ‘Fatherland’, the Polish-language film also titled ‘Ojczyzna’, which has been chosen to open the 57th International Film Festival of India in Goa and will have its India premiere there.
Read the full explanation →What is the theme of the 57th International Film Festival of India?
- A.‘Cinema for All’
- B.‘Stories Without Borders’
- C.‘Many Voices, One Screen’
- D.‘Frames of the Future’
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The organisers presented the choice of opening film as a fitting beginning to that theme, because the story of ‘Fatherland’ travels across geographical and cultural boundaries and the film itself is a collaboration between four countries.
Read the full explanation →Which award did ‘Fatherland’ win for its director at the Cannes film festival?
- A.Palme d'Or
- B.Grand Prix
- C.Best Director Award
- D.Jury Prize
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The film had a full festival season before reaching India: it travelled to Cannes, San Sebastián and Telluride, and its screening at the 57th IFFI in Goa is its India premiere.
Read the full explanation →Under which law were the seized tablets and the truck taken into custody?
- A.The Customs Act, 1962
- B.The NDPS Act, 1985
- C.The Arms Act, 1959
- D.The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
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The same statute gives its name to the field detection kit used on the spot: preliminary tests on representative samples with the NDPS Field Detection Kit indicated the presence of amphetamine.
Read the full explanation →In which district of Assam was the tipper truck carrying the drugs intercepted?
- A.Karimganj
- B.Cachar
- C.Dibrugarh
- D.Kamrup
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The truck was intercepted near Borkhola in Cachar district of Assam, in the Barak valley, and the drugs were recovered from a fabricated cavity inside the vehicle's side panel.
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