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Title:Surviving Sabu (Moving Image)
Director 1:Ian Iqbal Rashid
Country:UK
Year:1997
length:16 mins
Colour/b-w:colour
Genre:short film, drama
Screenwriter:Ian Iqbal Rashid
Cinematographer:Noski Deville
Editor:Bryan Dyke, Kristina Franklin
Producer:Liz Legum
Production company:Hindi Picture Production/Arts Council
Cast:Suresh Oberoi, Navin Chowdhry
Location:TABB
TABB No.:18
Synopsis:The film depicts a generational conflict in a Muslim Asian family. The Indian child actor and film star, Sabu, is the flashpoint in the troubled relationship between Amin and his father, Sardu. Cinema, which once linked father and son, has now evolved into a battleground for settling more personal arguments, such as sexuality and family obligations.
Keyword 1:Asian
Keyword 2:film
Keyword 3:generation
Keyword 4:sexuality
Keyword 5:family
Keyword 6:homosexuality
Keyword 7:father-son relationship
Keyword 8:first generation
Keyword 9:second generation

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