Between Lives

Right in the middle of a buzzing Malaysian city is a magnificent forest now a piece of prime real estate and the perfect setting for a swanky theme park. The trouble however is Sellamma the old woman who owns the forest land and refuses to budge. Sumitra who works for the Social Reconstruction Department is given the challenging task of convincing the old lady to move into a welfare home. A great believer in her people skills and a focused professional Sumitra is used to tackling all kind of cases. But somehow Sellamma eludes her maneuvers. Instead Sumitra finds herself falling under the spell of the lazy afternoons she spends with the old woman and her dog listening to stories by the gushing river. Bewitched by the hidden sounds of the forest that punctuate the ageless woman’s narrative she begins to reflect on her life and choices. On her death Sellamma leaves Sumitra with yet another choice by bequeathing the land to her. Set in a mesmerizing landscape and illuminating the eternal struggle between the old and the new Between Lives reveals to us a journey of self-reflection and the hope of recovering what is lost forever to humanity.