Don't Tell Mother

The most important things remain unspoken – yet they hold us together.

Section: Festival Laurels from around the World

Od 12 years
Drama
Family
Positive choices
Social justice
Childhood
School
Courage

Director: Anoop Lokkur / India, Australia / 2025 / 89 min
All kinds / Czech subtitles, English subtitles

Delegation:
Siddarth Swaroop, Karthik Nagarajan

Tuesday 02. 06.
18:00 - 19:29
GAC 4 | FRANZ JOSEF KAISER

99 Kč

Anoop
Lokkur

(India/Australia) Selected filmography: Vue-View (2010), The Laundromat (2019), Long Distance (2019), Don't Tell Mother (2025)

In 1990s Bangalore, a young boy faces strict school discipline while his mother struggles under the pressures of a patriarchal society. When tragedy strikes the family, they are forced to confront what has remained unspoken. This sensitive story of childhood and relationships shows how even quiet closeness can bring healing.