As the title suggests, mirrors and all that they stand for become a crucial metaphor that drives the film forward. It is Roopal’s birthday and she sits before her reflection in a lovely red dress and lipstick before she steps out with her friend for a celebration. However, she is on edge throughout.
The slightest change in Roopal’s environment makes her deeply uneasy, introducing the viewer to her anxiety and stress simmering right under the surface. For us to truly understand what plagues her, the writing, screenplay, and story notably rope in ideas of the past and how it can continue to haunt and traumatize someone. The protagonist is brought to life by a powerful performance that invokes an unmissable union of vulnerability and strength.
Roopal continues to battle a broken relationship with her mother, as well as the memories of the most horrifying assault that occurred on one of her birthdays when she was a child. Though this struggle is not without the support of well-meaning, but sometimes ill-equipped friends, would she find it in her to finally overcome the tumultuous past that she carries within?
Read LessThe slightest change in Roopal’s environment makes her deeply uneasy, introducing the viewer to her anxiety and stress simmering right under the surface. For us to truly understand what plagues her, the writing, screenplay, and story notably rope in ideas of the past and how it can continue to haunt and traumatize someone. The protagonist is brought to life by a powerful performance that invokes an unmissable union of vulnerability and strength.
Roopal continues to battle a broken relationship with her mother, as well as the memories of the most horrifying assault that occurred on one of her birthdays when she was a child. Though this struggle is not without the support of well-meaning, but sometimes ill-equipped friends, would she find it in her to finally overcome the tumultuous past that she carries within?
