Along with China, India is now an enterprising free market economy bringing in tons of foreign interest – some of that interest is coming from U.S indie filmmakers. A couple of months back, Wes Anderson unleashed his dramatic rom com with the backdrop of India, and at last year's Sundance the creator behind American Movie (1999) and Yes Men (2004) unveiled his class-system drama. Today we have the first look at the festival poster one sheet for Chris Smith's The Pool.
Up for the John Cassavetes award at the upcoming Independent Spirit Awards (see the other noms for the award here), written by Smith and Randy Russell this is about a boy working in a hotel who becomes obsessed with a swimming pool in the opulent hills of Panjim, Goa in India. His life gets turned upside down when he attempts to meet the mysterious family that arrives at the house. An interesting side note is that Gael Garcia Bernal's Déficit treads through similar themes and 'water'.
