Mumbai: Television since its invention has played a key role in daily entertainment. Reflecting on the memories, life seems impossible without the wonder box in front of which we have lived some of the most memorable moments with family, relatives, and friends. World Television Day has been crafted to celebrate the key role this medium plays in our lives. This Television Day, on 21st November, &flix brings to its viewers a special line of some very interesting and entertaining films.
The lineup includes titles spanning across genres and themes including the comedy-drama ‘The Farewell’, action and crime drama filled with comical punches ‘Taxi 5’, crime thriller film ‘Gyul-baek’ and a biographic musical drama ‘Arab Idol’. The Farewell is a heartfelt comedy-drama and narrates the story of a Chinese family that discovers that their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decides to keep the fact hidden from her. They schedule a wedding to gather before she dies. The film adroitly captures complicated family dynamics with a poignant, well-acted drama that marries cultural specificity with universally relatable themes. Taxi 5 starring Franck Gastambide and Malik Bentalha covers the journey of a police officer who is transferred to Marseilles and gets assigned to take down a group of Italian robbers who drive the powerful Ferraris. Gyul-baek showcases the mother-daughter bond as a daughter while defending her estranged mother in a murder trial that uncovers the secrets of an estranged village. The South Korean film stars Hye-Sun Shin and Chong-ok Bae in key roles. And what happens when an aspiring musician living in Gaza, sets a seemingly impossible goal: to compete in ‘Arab Idol’. Witness the unleashing of the impossible with the journey of Mohammed Assaf (Tawfeek Barhom) in the film ‘Arab Idol’.
Witness some exciting titles- The Farewell, Taxi 5, Gyul-baek and Arab Idol this World Television Day with &flix on 21st November.
