SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Indian director Prashant Nair’s independent feature “Umrika” took the World Dramatic Competition prize at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival Feb. 1.
The film, which stars Suraj Sharma (“Life of Pi”), Tony Revolori (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”), Smita Tambe and Prateik Babbar, describes the journey of a young man (Sharma) who travels from his small town to Mumbai in search of his missing brother. Shot in atmospheric and rarely used 16mm film, “Umrika” has earned rave reviews in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.