Sharvari Patankar

When a sexual transgression is inflicted upon a pubescent boy at the hands of an older teenage male, the two silently ricochet between anger and longing, fear and denial while on a beach vacation with their families.

Mumbai, the only city in the world with a forest at its heart, is where leopards roam beside highways and high-rises. When one is found dead at a newly redeveloped housing society, 8-year-old Apu's inner world begins to fracture. What starts as unease spirals into paranoia, as small everyday violences—dismissive adults, buried tensions, unseen fears—begin to close in.

Two people from different backgrounds, and different decades. This couple will prove that when two souls are meant to be together, they will find a way to be together.