Acclaimed filmmaker Rima Das has received the Crystal Bear Particular Point out on the 2026 Berlin Worldwide Movie Competition for her movie ‘Not A Hero.’ The award ceremony was held on Saturday, at which the jury awarded the movie a particular point out. The members of the Kids’s Jury Technology Kplus included Walter Moritz Arndt, Gustav Arnz, Thabani Dabulamanzi, Rosa Sophie Krasznahorkai, Vera Marsh, Emir Efe Ozeren, and Alma Sofia Villanueva Bullemer. Not A Hero was screened within the Technology Kplus Competitors part final week.
What Rima Das stated
Rima Das stated the popularity is “deeply significant”. “Not a Hero was made by listening intently and trusting youngsters, their quiet power, their braveness, and their proper to decide on who they wish to grow to be. I am grateful to the Technology jury, the Technology workforce, and the audiences who acquired the movie with such openness and care,” she stated in a press release.
In regards to the movie
Not a Hero stars Bhuman Bhargav Das, who beforehand appeared in Das’s 2022 film Tora’s Husband, alongside actor Sukanya Boruah and a solid of non-professional performers.
Set between the town and the countryside, “Not a Hero” follows a younger boy navigating an unfamiliar world that quietly reshapes his understanding of power, masculinity, and belonging.
“Exiled from metropolis comforts to his ancestral village, a boy encounters his bitter aunt, befriends a horse, and joins wild native youngsters on untamed adventures-discovering the great thing about life and a braveness he by no means knew he had,” learn the official logline.
In a press release, Bhargav Das stated, “I am so pleased to win. We had wonderful screenings with so many individuals watching and loads of youngsters like me too got here to observe. They have been sharing their ideas, appreciating the movie. Some got here to take autograph, and ask for images. It was the primary time I noticed such an enormous theatre. This win feels stunning as a result of it signifies that individuals are listening to youngsters like me and caring about what we really feel.”
The film is produced beneath Das’s banner, Flying River Movies, in affiliation with Akanga Movie Asia.
(through inputs from PTI)