Worldwide gross sales company Lightdox has acquired documentary “Marching within the Darkish” upfront of its world premiere at CPH:DOX. The function debut from Kinshuk Surjan focuses on how the rising variety of suicides amongst farmers in India is affecting the agricultural neighborhood. The trailer debuts solely on Selection beneath.

“Marching within the Darkish” screens as a part of the competition’s new Human:Rights competitors part. Surjan and two individuals who function within the movie, Sanjivani Bhure and Dr. Milind Potdar, will attend the premiere.

The storyline of the movie takes place over a variety of years amidst India’s deepening farmer suicide disaster, and focuses on the journey of a younger widow, Sanjivani, with two kids to take care of, after her husband is gone. Her neighborhood practices a cultural custom of socially distancing widows, however Sanjivani unexpectedly finds therapeutic when a psychological well being experiment as an alternative brings widows collectively.

“Marching within the Darkish” was filmed in Maharashtra, India, which has the very best fee of farmer-suicides in India’s agricultural sector. Between 2009 and 2016, greater than 23,000 farmers in Maharashtra dedicated suicide. Between 2014 and 2022, there have been 30 farmer suicides a day on common.

“Marching within the Darkish” is produced by Evelien de Graef and Hanne Phlypo at Clin d’Oeil Movies. It’s co-produced by Digna Sinke at SNG Movie and Arya Rothe at NoCut Movie Collective.

Bojana Maric, head of gross sales and acquisitions for Lightdox, mentioned: “In India the place half of the inhabitants depends upon agriculture for his or her livelihood, the suicide fee among the many farmers is on the rise. With endurance and tenderness, Surjan facilities on these left behind, a younger lady and a mom of two, Sanjivani, who secretly joins the native help group, and with solidarity and by serving to different grieving widows, walks the trail of empowerment.”