As Dhunu strains towards her goal – the acquisition of a guitar so she can start her own band – you can sense the strong parallel with Das’ own strivings to make her film.Read at source
Village Rockstars 2 2024 
Synopsis
Village Rockstars 2
Village Rockstars 2 is a 2024 Indian-Singapore Assamese language coming-of-age drama film written, edited, produced and directed by Rima Das. Sequel to Village Rockstars (2017), revisits the life of Dhunu, seven years after the events of the last film. The film premiered at the 29th Busan International Film Festival on 4 October 2024 competing in the Kim Jiseok section, where it won Kim Jiseok Award.
- Director
- Rima Das
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 108 min
- Language
- Assamese
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Technical specs
- Run time
- 108 min
- Language
- Assamese
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Rima Das
Trivia
- Village Rockstars 2 is an Indian-Singapore co-production written, edited, produced, and directed by Rima Das.
- The film premiered at the 29th Busan International Film Festival on 4 October 2024, where it won the Kim Jiseok Award.
- Bhanita Das stars as the protagonist Dhunu, reprising her role from the 2017 sequel.
- The movie was selected for the Generation 14plus section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, marking its European premiere on 16 February 2025.
- The film was screened at the 2nd Eikhoigi Imphal International Film Festival on 8 February 2025 under the International Competition: Fiction section.
- Rima Das previously criticized the Assam government’s decision to fell thousands of trees along NH 17, a theme reflected in the film's ecological message.
