Shadows of Time (German: Schatten der Zeit) is a romantic Bengali language German film, shot in Calcutta, India. It is the first feature-length film of Academy Award winning director Florian Gallenberger, and stars Prashant Narayanan, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Irrfan Khan and Soumitra Chatterjee in pivotal roles.
Calcutta has always been favorite for the film makers from other countries. Perhaps they love to picturise the slums, poverty and the hurdles of life. In this movie also, the child laborers life is so much in your face. It breaks your heart to see little kids doing all the hard work. But at the same time, some charming moments are there between young Ravi and Masha. Which instantly reminds of Slumdog Millionaire's cute kids. And oh, this movie is older than Slumdog & the Book ! Must be some inspirations those guys have taken. Its the charming moments of kids, and acts by Prashant and Tannishtha who makes it worth watching.
The shooting of the film began in March 2003 at locations in and around Calcutta, and was finished in 12 weeks.
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