Short Film Nominee May 6, 2024
By Ram Shankar with 6.8
romance · Short Films · hindi
The film is about a romantic rendezvous of Aaisha and Hari. Aaisha’s parents have gone out for a wedding, and are unlikely to return the same night. Finding herself alone at home, she calls Hari over and soon ensues an evening of surprises, expressions of affection, lovers' spats, and some more.
Interestingly, the storytelling makes a deliberate choice to not preoccupy itself with the religious identities of its characters, or the interfaith nature of the relationship. Instead, it engages with the location of sex and intimacies between two lovers. By making this choice, the plot manages to bring in a distinct voice in its development.
'Blue Fishes Turned Red' remains earnest in the portrayal of all of this and presents the viewer with an honest, sincere story about the many forms of intimacies and everything they could mean for different people. In its achievement of the same, the narrative, and the subsequent screenplay, are constructed with care, further supported by the film's notable visual language and performances.
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