Shwaas
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Shwaas is an award-winning movie made in the Marathi language in India, released in 2004. The film won the national award in that year. It was also India's official entry to the 77th Academy Awards.[1]
[edit] Plot outline
A villager (Arun Nalawade) brings grandson Paarsha (Ashwin Chitale) to a town doctor (Sandeep Kulkarni) only to learn that the child is a victim of the rare retinoblastoma -- a rare retinal cancer. The operation will save his life but leave him blind.
The film talks about the grandfather's struggle to accept that the only way to save his grandson is that he'll be blind for life. In one of the various emotions he goes through, it shows how he handles so many different situations, like explaining to the kid whats happening, and his desire to show him everything possible , before he loses the power to see for life
It also speaks about the difficulty faced by the doctors to explain to him that nothing can be done and the truth is but inevitable. The film though shows the medical system in a very positive light, with the doctors and nurses being extremely supportive and doing the best they can, and helping the village with the best facilities.
