India,
2018, 105 min
Directed by:
Kaushik MukherjeeScreenplay:
Kaushik MukherjeeCinematography:
Kaushik MukherjeeComposer:
Neel AdhikariPlots(1)
A young, seemingly mute woman has been fixed to the wall of an apartment with a long metal chain. She is being kept as a slave in the home of taxi driver Phanishwar, where she sleeps on a table and cooks for him. Phanishwar is a fervent supporter of the right-wing extremist guru ‘Baba’ and spreads his hatred in the commentary sections of social networks. One day he meets a young woman, Rami, who has had to go underground in Goa after a secretly filmed sex video in which she appeared went viral on the internet. He becomes her driver, whilst secretly stalking her online. (Berlinale)
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