The Bandits of Golak

"The Bandits of Golak" is an episode of the Disney+ series Star Wars: Visions and is animated by 88 Pictures.
==Synopsis==
Fleeing from their village by train and pursued by ferocious Imperial forces, a boy and his force-sensitive younger sister seek refuge in a vibrant and dangerous dhaba.
==Plot==
Charuk and Rani are on a train attempting to escape Imperial forces. Despite Rani's fears over having to leave their village and father behind, Charuk comforts her by playing a game of Bandits when a tray of li'ba (candy lollipops) pass by. It is revealed that Rani has the Force and takes her flute back from Charuk as he goes to claim some li'ba. A couple of passengers report Rani to some Stormtroopers and Charuk steals the li'ba as a distraction, just as the train passes through a real bandits nest. Rani and Charuk outwit the stormtroopers as the train escapes the bandits.
Arriving in a small town, Charuk carries Rani to the other end to where a small oasis of sorts sits outside the city. They arrive and meet the denizens who are lead by the elderly Rugal who warns the siblings that a storm is coming and that they need to prepare themselves. Just as Charuk and Rani are settling, the oasis is visited by an Inquisitor and his guards who know of the incident on the train and of Rani. As they are talking, plates are floating around them, but Rani denies that it is her. As the sandstorm arrives, a fight breaks out.
Rugal reveals that she is a Jedi and battles the Inquisitor, ultimately defeating him by slicing through his neck, his last words being that of disbelief that a Jedi was in Golak. Rugal opens a tunnel underneath a pond and tells Charuk that she needs to take Rani so that she can train to be a Jedi. The siblings share a tearful goodbye as Charuk gives Rani a li'ba. As the pond closes up, Rani's flute floats to the top and Charuk happily takes it telling his sister, "May the Force be with you."
==Cast==
*Suraj Sharma as Charuk
*Sonal Kaushal as Rani
*Neeraj Kabi as Inquisitor
*Lillete Dubey as Rugal
*Sahil Vaid as Maghadi, Scavenger
*Sumanto Ray as Conductor, Jangori Leader, Dhoona
*Rajeev Raj as Helper
*Aviral Kumar as Stormtrooper
*Ish Thakkar as Stormtrooper, Alien
*Additya Sharma as Stormtrooper, Alien
*Shivani Darbari as Crowd
==Trivia==
*88 Pictures wanted "The Bandits of Golak" to have a painted aesthetic, and looked to the work of American artist Edwin Lord Weeks. His studies of Indian peoples, architecture, and culture would form the style of the short.
*The launching point for the short was Order 66, with the creators wanting to tell a story set between the prequel and original trilogies.
*Indian culture runs through the short, from the bandits' masks to food and sweets to the vibrant use of color.
*The Danava, a giant creature from Indian mythology, informed the look of the short's Inquisitor.
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===Production and Concept===
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===Screenshots===
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==External links==
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pt-br:Os Ladrões de Golak
Category:Star Wars: Visions episodes
Category:Animated shorts