In cinema we have the opportunity to lend a voice to people who might shape our society and act as role models. Unfortunately, however, these stories are rarely told. We are delighted to meet such a perspective in "Kurinji" and therefore award the Kompagnon fellowship to Payal Sethi. Her precise narrative allows us to share in the life of Laly, a woman from Kerala in India, whose husband has gone to the Gulf region as a migrant worker. She has not heard from him for months now, and yet Laly does all she can to sustain her life and care for her family. The topic of labour migration is examined here from the perspective of the one who stays at home. The script is convincing, with a gripping plot and well-worked dialogues, including carefully considered omissions; a tangible atmosphere is created as a result.