ARRANGED HAPPINESS

58 min. 2010, Germany (filmed in India)

Directed by Daniela Dar-Creutz

Photographed by Roland Vuskovic

Sound by Patrick Kummeneker

Edited by Caspar Stracke, Daniela Dar-Creutz

Produced by devifilm GbR

Co-produced by BR and blue circe productions

World sales/contact: Deckert Distribution,

Marienplatz 1, 04103 Leipzig, Germany

+49 3412156638

 info@deckert-distribution.com

ARRANGED HAPPINESS is a non-political story of love and hardship set in Kashmir Valley where the Muslims and Hindus lived in peace throughout great swaths of history prior to last century’s partition separating India from Pakistan. The film’s loving portrayal of one Muslim family’s search for a groom for their daughter. It provides an intimate and compelling counterweight to a widely held perception of Islam in the West. In an era where the rival nations of India and Pakistan – each with its own storehouse of nuclear weaponry – promote tension and amplify cultural racism, Dar-Creutz’s film conjures up an unexpected dose of humanity and mesmerizing beauty where few have thought to look for it.

KORRALDATUD ÕNN

Režissöör Daniela Dar-Creutz                                            

Dokfilm Kashmiri orust, kus moslemi perekond otsib oma tütrele peigmeest. Kunagi elasid siin hindud ja moslemid sõbralikus rahus, nüüd aga on pinge nii suureks kasvanud, et nii Pakistan kui India on end tuumarelvadega varustanud. Dar-Creutzi film püüab leida inimlikkust ja mõistmist läbi traditsioonide hoidmise ning jäädvustamise.