Iconographer

Andy Mingos standout first feature, The Iconographer, is an of-the-moment take on the age-old homecoming story. Sixteen years ago, Stone Lewis rescued a baby from a burning planeand a photograph of the incident became iconic. Now a young man, Stone loses his high-powered image management job and returns home. His parents run a liquor store. His brother has converted to Islam. Now Stone has to keep his brother from hanging himself, while killing time with a crazy childhood friend and a girl-next-door-turned-stripper. Meanwhile, his life is on a collision course with the boy he rescued sixteen years before. Personal, funny and incredibly smart, The Iconographer is a little story with big waves that resonates on many levels, from its pitch perfect portrayal of family dynamics, to its socio-political allegory. Eddie Wretch gives a star-making performance as Stones friend Tom Dixon. And theres enough fake blood to keep things interesting. Chelsea Cain New York Times Best Selling Author

SYNOPSIS: Veera (Rani Mukerji) is a fire-cracker of a girl who lives in a small village but dreams in 70mm. She works in a local theatre group but dreams of playing cricket in the big league. Yes, believe it or not, she wants to play with Tendulkar and Dhoni for India. While Veera dreams on in India, Rohan (Shahid Kapoor) is an accomplished captain of a county cricket team in England. Rohan returns to India to captain his father�s cricket team which has been losing consecutively for the last 8 years. In a village where girls don�t play cricket, Veera has to put on a turban and beard and become a man to fulfill her dreams. Her brilliance on the field earns her a place in Rohan�s team and Veera Kaur becomes Veer Pratap Singh. And then begins a roller-coaster journey of Veera, Rohan and Veer filled with colour, vibrant music, romance and comedy through Punjab and beyond. This tale of turbans, twists and tricks will make your heart go � Hadippa!
Video Rating: 5 / 5