Movie Review

'The Black Hen': Pecking on life

'The Black Hen', screened at IFFK 2015 is emerging cinema from the deep valleys of Nepal.

'The Idol': Singing in Gaza

The movie screened at IFFK 2015 has cashed in on music, and provides some great compositions.

'Kutrame Thandanai': An eye for an eye

'Kutrame Thandanai', which was screened at IFFK 2015, is a film that revolves around the idea of ‘what goes around, does it come around?’ to put it simply.

'The Summer of Sangaile': Dry heat

'The Summer of Sangaile' is featured in the Women Power section at IFFK 2015, and is about a summer love story that taught Sangaile to not just dream but wake up to it.

'Ottaal': A murmur of many aches

An adaptation of Anton Chekov’s story 'Vanca', 'Ottaal' is featured in the competition section in IFFK 2015.

'Secret': Hushed to sleep

Part of the World Cinema category, the film zooms in on two separate families, not falling under the dysfunctional tag.

'Victoria': One shot wonder

Bagging a handful of awards, the film featured in the World Cinema category in IFFK 2015, is garnering much praise for the incredible feat for which it takes credit.

'Rams': Locking horns

Rams bagged a handful of awards at various festivals, and is featured in the World Cinema section in IFFK 2015.

'Damaged': Inherited secrets

Featured in World Cinema category at IFFK 2015, the film moves stealthily, like a better crime thriller, and keeps the audience guessing till the end.

'Body': Suspension of belief

Featured in the world cinema section at IFFK 2015, the film 'Body' takes many routes and ends up at the threshold of where things were left off.

'Magical girl': Gruesome love

'Magical Girl' is a strange story, with stranger characters striding towards intriguing ends.

'Dheepan': Call of the Tiger

Dheepan deftly weaves political unrest, personal conflicts and immigrant tension all into one fabric and seldom gives in to hyperboles.

'Chaayam Poosiya Veedu': Angels and demons

The only film to be screened at IFFK that does not have a censor certificate, 'Chaayam Poosiya Veedu', featured in the competition section, has been quite the talking point.

Right Now, Wrong Then: Life, camera, repeat

A day twice lived could be a song sung better. Or is it?

My Skinny Sister: To eat or not eat

'My Skinny Sister' is a lighter look at body image perceptions, eating disorders caused by it, and the intrinsic trauma that it slowly brings about underneath an ordinary self.

Immortal: Still life

Immortal, running for the Suvarna Chakoram at IFFK, is a wide frame of despondency with heavy streaks of agonizing ache.

'Wolf Totem': The nature of the beast

The opening film at IFFK 2015, 'Wolf Totem' seemingly plays with the idea of a man-beast relationship, but it charts out more routes to explore.

Pathemari: A voyage through the diaspora life

'Pathemari' showcase the survival journey of gulf Keralities. Movie depicts the three various life stages of Pallickal Narayanan, which is set in the backdrop of 1960 to present.

'Nirnaayakam': Less of a drama

The story revolves around Ajay, who decides to leave NDA, comes home to Kerala, to his ailing father, who is also fighting a case against a social issue. After the whole experience with the society, Ajay goes back to NDA and becomes a proud soldier.

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Birds flock the field as a man ploughs it using a tractor at Amballoor in Ernakulam. Photo: Josekutty J Panackal