Unsolved | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee November 29, 2023

Unsolved

By Shashwat Ghatak with 6.8

fantasy · Short Films · hindi

Ahaan is struggling to find his footing in life. His relationship with his parents is in a terrible fix. Jiya, his girlfriend, and he never seem to agree on anything. He is grappling with his grades, along with the imminent rejection of his dream to get selected for the college cricket team.

Overwhelmed with the burden of all of these failures, denied desires, and thwarted hopes, Ahaan finds himself spending more and more time at a rocky spot on the beach. One day, his path crosses with an unexpected stranger, an ethereal figure in a flowy dress who seems to know all about his life. She offers him a magical Rubik’s cube which can fulfill all of Ahaan’s desires as long as it is solved every morning before seven a.m..

The first half of the film deals with the wish-fulfillment aspect of this magical tryst with fate. The performances, writing, and screenplay play a pivotal role in engaging meaningfully with the events unfolding before you. Soon the consequences of this life of ‘perfection’ begin to catch up with the protagonist, pronouncing the philosophical underpinnings of the plot.

The trajectory of the events is achieved with care. Even though marked by a slight looseness of shots at a few instances in the narrative, the final result exhibits potential and efficiency in the utilization of its resources. All of these components eventually come together to present a comprehensive, completed end result to the viewer.
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