The Second Mother (2015): A Nuanced & Acute Look at Class Differences
The Second Mother (2015) (112 minutes) impeccably works both as a thoughtful character study and as a treatise on the socioeconomic cold war. The terrific performances and restrained direction bestow a charmingly immersive movie experience.
When Marnie Was There [2015]: The Ones who Love us never really Leave us.
In the end, “When Marnie Was There” comes as a little film with a big heart, which is about the troubles a lonely subdued child can face during adolescence and how she gets through it; but what it really about is Love and how strong Love can be.
Youth (2015): Age is Overrated
Melancholic symphony of life & death, ironically titled “Youth” is a unique lyrical amalgamation of philosophical exploration about life, memories, regrets, aging and redemption, but above all, Youth (2015) is a beguiling mood piece.
Natsamrat [2016]: Et tu, Brute?
In Natsamrat (The Emperor of Theater), which is a Shakespearean tragedy of the highest melodramatic order. Things have been placed in such honest manner that their similarities pave way for a little applause nonetheless. Bolstering with a soulful, devastating and deeply satisfying performance by Nana Patekar, the film leaves a mark in spite of its roaring run time.
Sometimes in April [2005]: A Hard-Hitting Docudrama
Haitian film-maker Raoul Peck’s TV movie “Sometimes in April” (2005) opens on April 7th, the day of remembrance of the victims of the Rwandan Genocide (800,000 people were killed in 1994). A girl in a Kigali school asks her teacher Augustin Muganza about what could have been to stop the killings. Augustin answers with a set of ‘Maybe’, and eventually says the truth “I don’t know what could have been done”. It’s that uncertainty which…
Boy and the World [2015]
Boy and the World is tragic & starkly bleak allegory of how miserable the world has become , showcasing perpetual vicious cycle of changing world’s implications on human condition and human relationship that is governed by human needs against their own will. Boy & the World takes a look at the ever changing outside of the world & the dynamic mechanism of socio-political functioning that influence the boy emotionally and physically. It uses boy as…
The Tribe [2015] : Love & hatred don’t need translation
The Tribe (Plemya) is an unflinching,visceral & bold story of culture of deaf teenagers, which is told entirely in non penetrable untranslated Ukrainian sign language. This unpleasantly dark tale of deaf teenage seems to set in the real world, supported by non-professional actors add to the grittiness and observational realistic tone to it , and it offers much more than usual teenage school drama.
Wazir [2016] : Check & Meh!
Duel between two experienced Chess players, having sixteen deadly weapons on each side, controlled by two freaking minds with the…