Leipaklei (2012)
The film Leipaklei tells the story of Leipaklei, a woman named after a Manipuri flower. Like the flower whose habitat is the hard ground, she is surrounded by hard trials and ironies of fate: separation from the one who loved and is still loved by her, abandonment by her husband, the trials of being a single parent, the violence of the gaze of men who sees her as fair game. Not unlike the flower Leipaklei, which hibernates beneath parched grounds - dreaming for a spring past, the protagonist dreams of the return of her beloved. He returns.
Director: Aribam Syam Sharma
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Tonthoi Leishangthem as Leipaklei |
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Olen Lairenjam as Ibotomba |
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Gurumayum Kalpana as Tamurei |
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Thingom Pritam as Thoiba |
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Gurumayum Priyogopal as Khura |
| Editing | O. Gautam | Editor |
| Crew | Irom Maipak | Cinematography |
| Directing | Aribam Syam Sharma | Director |
| Production | Aribam Syam Sharma | Producer |
| Writing | Arambam Samarendra | Writer |
| Sound | Aribam Syam Sharma | Music |