Editing Praying with Anger

{{Short description|1992 Indian-American drama film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Praying with Anger
| image          = Praying with Anger.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| director       = [[M. Night Shyamalan]]
| writer         = M. Night Shyamalan
| producer       = M. Night Shyamalan
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* M. Night Shyamalan
* [[Michael Muthu]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Madhu Ambat]]
| editing        = Frank Reynolds
| music          = Edmund Choi
| studio         = Crescent Moon
| distributor    = [[Cinevistaas Limited|Cinevistaas]]
| released       = {{film date|df=y|1992|9|12}} (United States; [[Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto Film Festival]])
| runtime        = 107 minutes
| country        = India<br />United States
| language       = English
}}

'''''Praying with Anger''''' is a 1992 [[Independent film|independent]] [[drama]] film written, produced, directed by, and starring [[M. Night Shyamalan]] in his [[List of directorial debuts|directorial debut]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Praying with Anger |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film321182.html |website=filmaffinity.com |access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>

It is about a young [[Indian American]]'s return to India and explores the clash of [[Western world|Western]] values with those of the [[Indian subcontinent]].

==Plot==
Indian American Dev Raman returns to his native country to spend a year as part of a college exchange program. He is initially reluctant, but his mother insists, and he respects her wishes. While there, he discovers that his cold and distant father, now deceased, carried a quiet and profound affection towards him.

While he is in India, he receives guidance from his friend Sanjay. As the visit progresses, Dev ignores Sanjay's suggestions, and the interaction between Indian and Western cultures quickly precipitates into misunderstanding and violence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/p/praying.html|author=James Berardinelli|title=Review: Praying with Anger|work=Reelviews.net|year=1993}}</ref>

Dev realizes that one may pray to the deities of the [[Hindu]] pantheon in almost any emotional state except indifference. As he explores his past and sees the miscommunication between the two cultures, Dev is overwhelmed and finds himself only able to pray with anger.

==Cast==
* [[M. Night Shyamalan]] as Dev Raman<ref name="N">{{Cite web|work=The NY Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/15/movies/reviews-film-american-comes-of-age-amid-india-s-old-ways.html|title=Reviews/Film; American Comes of Age Amid India's Old Ways|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=15 September 1993}}</ref>
* [[Michael Muthu|Mike Muthu]] as Sanjay<ref name="N"/>
* [[Richa Ahuja]] as Rupal Mohan<ref name="N"/>
* [[Sushma Ahuja]] as Mrs. Mohan
* Arun Balachandran as Raj Kahn<ref name="N"/>
* Christabal Howie as Sabitha<ref name="N"/>

==Release==
The film never received a wide release for mainstream distribution and has been shown primarily at film festivals. ''Praying with Anger'' screened at the 1993 AFI Fest, where it won the "First Film Competition" for American independent filmmakers.<ref>[https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/59634 AFI Catalog]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0105162}}

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[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films about Indian Americans]]
[[Category:Asian-American drama films]]
[[Category:Indian diaspora in the United States]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. Night Shyamalan]]
[[Category:Films produced by M. Night Shyamalan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. Night Shyamalan]]
[[Category:1992 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:American drama films]]
[[Category:Films set in India]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
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[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
[[Category:1990s American films]]
[[Category:Semi-autobiographical films]]
[[Category:English-language independent films]]