Life Flows On (Crematorium) is a 2016 Indian English-language drama film directed by Vishaal Nityanand.[1] The film has Indian and European cast and crew, produced by Vishaal Nityanand Films, Vikas Batra and Sanjeev Saroha.[2] It's a film dedicated to Global Dementia Challenge and Elderly care, deals with the lives of three dementia patients. The film had its world premiere at ‘Jagran Film Festival’ on 1 October ( International Day of Older Persons ) 2016. It has been released in India on 21 October 2016, with Carnival Cinemas.[3][4] [5][6]
| Life Flows On | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Vishaal Nityanand |
| Written by | Vishaal Nityanand |
| Produced by | Vikas Batra Vishaal Nityanand Sanjeev Sroha |
| Starring | Tom Alter Dr. Satyabrat Rout |
| Cinematography | Jatinder Sharma |
| Edited by | B. Lenin |
| Music by | Pete Wildman |
Production company | Vishaal Nityanand Films |
| Distributed by | Carnival Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
Cast edit
- Tom Alter as Tom
- Dr. Satyabrat Rout as Dr. Arora
- Allegra Dunn as Emma
- Astri Ghosh as Catherine
- Ganjendra Verma as Wandering man
- Sudarshan Juyal –Col. Thapa
- Vishaal Nityanand as Ajay
- Shweta Bhatt as Ragini
- Michael Dieter as David
Music edit
| Life Flows On: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Pete Wildman | |
| Released | July 2016 |
| Length | 14:56 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Times Music |
The songs were composed by Pete Wildman, Alok Malasi. The album received a positive response from critics.[7][8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Re Ma" | Vishaal Nityanand | Alok Malasi | 04:57 |
| 2. | "Life Flows On (Male)" | Vishaal Nityanand, Surmeet Kaur | Pte Wild Man | 04:18 |
| 3. | "Life Flows On (Female)" | Vishaal Nityanand, Surmeet Kaur | Bethany Okie | 04:14 |
| 4. | "Don't Know" | Vishaal Nityanand, Surmeet Kaur | Bethany Okie | 01:27 |
| Total length: | 14.56 | |||
Reception edit
Life flows on received critical acclaim from the media [ Urban Asian[9] | date = 21 September 2016, The Hindu | date = 22 October 2016,[10] Garhwal Post | date = 21 September 2015, Nav Hind Times | date = 14 October 2017,[11] News Nation [12] | date = 16 October 2016 and community [ Organisations and community working on Alzheimer's/Dementia, Alzheimer's Speak Radio (Lori ) | date =5 August 2017,[13] Patient Engage | date= 28 April 2017 [14][15] ] concerned with Global Dementia Challenge, without any publicity. Jugneeta Sudan (The Navhind Times) wrote:" the film evocatively portrays the psychological and emotional journey of Emma (Allegra Dunn) whose mother (Astri Ghosh) is progressively degenerating, with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease".[5]
Recently | date 12 September 2017, Oslo Norway film has started its international tour from Bollywood film Festival.[16][17]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ BookMyShow. "Life Flows On". BookMyShow. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ IANS (20 October 2016). "'Life Flows On': A film dedicated to dementia, elderly care". Business Standard India. Retrieved 7 September 2017 – via Business Standard.
- ^ Suchitra. "Life Flows On (2016)". www.bollywoodfest.com. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "'Life Flows On': a film on lunacy to release on October 21 - News Nation". newsnation.in. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Ians; Ians (22 October 2016). "Senior moments". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 September 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "Life Flows On by Alok Malasi, Pete Wildman". saavn.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Life Flows On of Regional Music Album & Tracks Instant Download; from Times Music Online". www.timesmusic.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Life flows On - dedicated to dementia patients! - Urban Asian". 21 September 2016.
- ^ Ians (22 October 2016). "Senior moments". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "When A Loved One Has A Different Mind - The Navhind Times". www.navhindtimes.in. 29 October 2016.
- ^ "'Life Flows On': a film on lunacy to release on October 21- News Nation". 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Dementia Film - Life Flows On & Author of Motherhood Lost & Found". BlogTalkRadio.
- ^ "Life Flows on Through all the Tumult".
- ^ "Dementia Film – Life Flows On & Author of Motherhood Lost & Found". 5 August 2014.
- ^ Suchitra. "Life Flows On (2016)". www.bollywoodfest.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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