Sunday, July 10 06:30pm
Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave, New York, NY 11106
Dir. Rinku Kalsy. 2015, 85 mins. In Tamil with English subtitles. DCP.
This stranger-than-fiction documentary is a vivid look at celebrity worship in its most extreme form. It profiles three men from various walks of life whose near-religious devotion to Tamil superstar actor and icon Rajnikanth defines nearly every aspect of their lives. While for some, this all-consuming super-fandom has been a saving grace, for others it has driven them to the brink of ruin. For Western audiences not yet familiar with the cult of Rajnikanth, For the Love of a Man offers a colorful glimpse of a singular cultural phenomenon.
For tickets visit: http://www.movingimage.us