This is an incredible film for two reasons- one, superb photography (by the director Sudhakar Reddy). Second, not many can make a sensible, emotional film about an eight-year-old and his quest for a mother's love- real and imagined.
Great acting and direction (the main actors are Nagraj Manjule, the director of Sairaat, Devika Daftardar, and the kid- Shrinivas Pokale). All the actors are classy in their roles. The rural atmosphere is well-captured, and some scenes take your breath away through their beauty. And yes, there are subtitles in English for non-Marathi speakers.
Understated, nicely edited, and heart-tugging most times, you can easily feel what the main characters are feeling. The resolution, I thought was handled beautifully too, when it could easily have sunk into melodrama.
4.6 on 5 from me!
