Sampat and Ajit sit late into the night while the rest of the island celebrates a festival, one that marks the last night before business and trade begin the following morning after a long gap. The brief exchange between the two is sufficient to establish the power dynamic for the viewer clearly. Soon, the night takes a very strange turn when they end up at Sampat’s house, followed by something violent and bloody.
The subsequent story is marked by its voice, which conjures an intriguing, deeply involving world. The performances support it competently, alongside the endeavor to experiment with its visual grammar as well, even if a little inconsistent briefly.
The end result remains true to the film’s tonality and approach throughout, presenting to the audience a dark, gory world of ever-changing power dynamics, the monsters that lurk in the shadows, and those around who enable these monsters.
Read LessThe subsequent story is marked by its voice, which conjures an intriguing, deeply involving world. The performances support it competently, alongside the endeavor to experiment with its visual grammar as well, even if a little inconsistent briefly.
The end result remains true to the film’s tonality and approach throughout, presenting to the audience a dark, gory world of ever-changing power dynamics, the monsters that lurk in the shadows, and those around who enable these monsters.
