Bhoothakaalam

dir. Rahul Sadasivan
India 2022, 104’
subtitles: Polish and English

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European premiere
Theatrical Screenings
St 19 Nov, 20:00
Kinoteka 2
Kinoteka 2
Online Availability
28 Oct, 12:00 – 1 Nov
Asian Horror Night
Asian Horror Night
16 Nov, 10:00 – 4 Dec
Additional Materials
Awards and festivals
Kerala State Film Awards - Best Actress
Credits
India 2022
Duration: 104’
director: Rahul Sadasivan
screenplay: Rahul Sadasivan, Sreekumar Shreyas
cinematography: Shehnad Jalal
editing: Shafique Mohamed Ali
music: Shane Nigam, Gopi Sundar
cast: Shane Nigam, Revathi, Saiju Kurup
producer: Sunila Habeeb, Teresa Rani
production: Anwar Rasheed Entertainment, Plan T Films, Shane Nigam Films
language: Malayalam
colouration: colour

Film description

Something very bad is lurking in the dark corners of the old house where the unemployed, helpless Vinu lives with his heavily depressed mother Asha. As the all-encompassing dread slowly seeps into their reality, their lives begin to erode. Can they figure out what the menace is before it’s too late?

Bhoothakaalam is an intelligent psychological horror, well-aware of its quality. Sadasivan daringly adapts a risky script to create a film never before made in Kerala. The director doesn’t resort to tear-jerking formulas or simple generic tricks, instead keeping a strong grip on the narration. As a result, Bhoothakaalam drills into your skull, slowly tightening the screws of encroaching terror all the way till the finale. After the previous Five Flavours hits Tumbbad and Churuli, this is yet another triumph of horror cinema from India.

text:
Marcin Krasnowolski

Rahul Sadasivan

Indian director and screenwriter working in Mollywood, the film industry from the South-Indian state of Kerala. He studied at the London Film Academy and made his debut in 2013 with the film Red Rain, the first ever Malayalam-language film featuring aliens.

Filmography:

2013 Red Rain

2022 Duchy przeszłości / Bhoothakaalam

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