Abandonment | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee March 27, 2021

Abandonment

By Sagnik Dutta Gupta with 6.4

drama · Short Films · bengali

Two men, one night and a chance encounter - this sums up the narrative of the film. It is the story of two characters from different ends of society whose paths cross with each other in an unexpected manner. While one of them struggles to make ends meet on a daily basis, the other is battling overpowering internal demons that have now left him feeling defeated and surrendered. The former stumbles across the latter's wallet, grabbing on to it greedily. However, when he realises that the owner of the wallet is completely indifferent to his material belongings, it becomes apparent to both him and the viewer that the latter is headed towards a point of no return.

In the process, the film becomes a conversation on suicide, a reminder to not give in and the suggestion that no matter how tough the going gets, there can still be little pockets of hope, albeit concealed by shadows, but waiting to be unearthed.
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