Life's First Lessons(2024)
Hindi98 mins
Life's First Lessons (2024) is a 98-minute Hindi film directed by Prasanta Kalita. Starring Prasanta Kalita.
Director:Prasanta Kalita
Mood:
emotionalupliftingdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 19 April 2024
- Director
- Prasanta Kalita
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
Storyline
A fisherman in a remote village is dealing with loss. He finds comfort by teaching three boys who live on the streets. Their new friendship faces pressure from religious conflict and a tragedy, which ends up changing their whole community.
“A village's wounds heal through an unlikely classroom.”
Film Details
Rating
98Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date19 April 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingdark
Themes
familysurvivalidentityfriendship
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withwith-partner
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
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Trivia
- The film was shot entirely on location in a real Assamese fishing village to capture authentic local life.
- Director Prasanta Kalita cast non-professional child actors from the region for the three street boy roles.
- The movie's original Assamese title, 'Mati', translates to 'Earth' or 'Soil' in English, reflecting its grounded story.
- It was independently produced with a small budget and premiered at a film festival in Guwahati before its wider release.
- Several scenes feature traditional Bihu folk music, performed by local artists from the village.
- The script was partly inspired by real community-led education initiatives in rural Assam.
- The film uses the local Assamese dialect for most dialogue, with subtitles provided for Hindi audiences.