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Fireflies

Country: India, Language: Assamese, 92 mins

Original Title

Jonaki Porua
  • Director: Prakash Deka
  • Writer: Prakash Deka

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The(ir) Blurb...

Jahnu (Benjamin Daimary) lives in a remote village by the banks of the river Brahmmaputra in Assam, Northeast India. The villagers mock him for the femininity that he proudly wears on his body. Jahnu dreams of getting an operation and becoming a woman. Jahnu's sister, Jumu (Bitopi Dutta), who has decided to never come out as a queer woman to protect her parent's reputation in the village, worries that Jahnu might also have to live a painful life like her, although both the siblings have never spoken about their struggles aloud. Jahnu and Jumu's elder brother, Baba is extremely unhappy about his gender nonconformist siblings who he thinks have made their family dishonorable in the village. Jahnu's life takes a drastic turn when his romantic relationship with Palash catches attention of the villagers. With Palash refusing to acknowledge the relationship, Jahnu has to decide if he would continue living a life hiding himself or let himself walk forth with his truth.

Cast & Characters

Pranami Bora
Banjamin Daimary