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All We Imagine as Light

പ്രഭയായ് നിനച്ചതെല്ലാം

Directed by Payal Kapadia

2024•114 min
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Genre
Drama
Topic
Belonging
Mood
Intimate
Language
MalayHindi

Synopsis

In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend. A trip to a beach town allows them to find a space for their desires to manifest.

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Selected Awards

Winner

Cannes Film Festival

Grand Prix (2024)

Winner

Asian Film Awards

Best Film (2025)

Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

Best Director (2025)

Nominee

Golden Globe Awards

Best Foreign Language Film (2025)

Footnote

  1. First

    First Indian film in Cannes competition in 30 years — and the first ever directed by an Indian woman in the main competition

Main Cast

Kani KusrutiKani KusrutiPrabha
Divya PrabhaDivya PrabhaAnu
Chhaya KadamChhaya KadamParvaty
Hridhu HaroonHridhu HaroonShiaz
Azees NedumangadAzees NedumangadDr. Manoj
TJTintumol JosephNurse Shanet
Anand SamiAnand SamiDrowning Man
LMLovleen MishraDr. Supriya

Director

Payal KapadiaRegionSouth AsiaIn archive1 filmHeritageIndiaMore→

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