Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Aribam Syam Sharma
Written : Arambam Samarendra
Stars : Tonthoi Leishangthem Gurumayum Kalpana Lairenjam Olen Thingom Pritam
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 28, 2013
Countries of origin : India
Language : Manipuri
Production companies : Doordarshan Kendra Imphal
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Apr 28, 2013
Countries of origin : India
Language : Manipuri
Production companies : Doordarshan Kendra Imphal
