Dead souls. A shocking Indian thriller. Not for the faint of heart. I didn't just put my name on it. These people are dead inside. They live purely mechanically, and apart from their own interests and problems, they are not interested in anything. And no matter how they pretend to be a happy and prosperous family, they do not care about children at all. Even after what happened to a 7-year-old son, tragedy. They only care about themselves.
The film begins with the fact that the police receive a call from the hospital, that the child who came to them after falling down the stairs, has a lot of beatings on his body. A young, assertive investigator tries to investigate a strange incident that at first glance seems like an ordinary accident. A boy who was unconscious after falling down the stairs in his home. It was discovered by a family friend when he went to visit his friends - a married couple with two children - a son and a daughter.
A stay-at-home mother brings her young son to the hospital with her neighbor. After informing the doctors that the child fell down the stairs, they ask him to save, but the marks on the body Achu say something else. An attentive nurse, herself a victim of domestic violence in her childhood (a tyrant father beat her with a death battle for any small thing, and just tearing her anger on her, leaving many scars on her body), calls the police to sort it out. In all this confusion, the situation only seems obvious at first, but by collecting pieces of the puzzle, tossed gradually, you realize that the stated topic is much broader. The guilt of each character in the tragedy becomes obvious, leaving the viewer with a feeling of powerlessness before a system where the life of a small person is completely devalued.
When confronted with the police, parents think first of all about themselves and their future, without even guessing what outcome awaits them in the end. It is only by looking the truth in the face that they become aware of the reality, but it is too late. It was strange that the child was unconscious all the time. He did not recover in the hospital, despite all the efforts of the doctors. The female investigator had to face a lot of suspicious things, saying only one thing - it is not an accident. The hunch was supported by the fact that almost all the people involved in this incident behaved unusually and very suspiciously: starting with the boy’s father who arrived at the hospital, who was not immediately found, the senior nurse who found signs of violence on the child’s body, and up to that very friend of this prosperous family.
It seemed that all these different people, something unites, and as if they all hushed up something that could explain what really happened, and clearly lie and twist. But is it possible? But then the parents of the child was waiting for a real shock, which forced the leading investigator to change the tactics of the investigation and take him more than seriously. She will have to find an explanation for a huge number of questions and she does not assume how terrible the answers are hiding very close, and the viewer will also find it quite difficult to do this. Who could make a call, where were the parents at the time of the accident, and maybe everything is to blame for a medical error? - See for yourself and all the depth and horror of the drama you can assess yourself and draw appropriate conclusions.
The solution to this incident is so monstrous in its simplicity that goosebumps run down the skin. But the most terrible lies not so much in the “nature” of what happened, but in the subsequent actions of people no different from us. Such people, perhaps, we meet every day on the street, shake their hands, smile and take an interest in their affairs, not imagining that the soul has long died inside them, if at all it ever existed there.
The film is complex, and most likely few viewers will immediately put together all the puzzles of its intricate plot. It should be borne in mind that some moments in the history will remain a mystery, but the denouement of this disturbing thriller you will feel “all skin”, I guarantee! I do not recommend this film to impressionable viewers!
As you know, we have a drama, so there were no songs and dances, the film is plain, gray, viscous. True, there was an episode that snuck to the point when trying to fence off the XXX, loved ones, not without the help of medical staff, decided on a monstrous act.
The ending, simple, explaining everything, but no less terrible is precisely its banality, probably this is the problem that the director tried to discuss with his viewer. I will risk recommending, as a edification, perhaps he will be able to protect someone from rash actions towards children.
To be honest, I’ve watched a lot of thrillers and dramas and a lot of Indian movies, but only Indian dramas and thrillers really impress me. And so much so that you remain impressed for a long time. I will not forget this story for a long time.
During this film it was possible to record my emotions and impressions in chronological order. It would look like this - "Mother - bad", oh no, "Father bad", hell ... "Doctor?", ... "Mother again!", and no ... "Uncle here is definitely to blame!", "Investigator???" ... "the boy is to blame" ... again past ... and the last most favorite - "Poor fish" ...
I would definitely recommend this movie. The storyline in the film is a chic, high-level acting. This is not a typical Indian film, not a typical drama.
The film itself is very instructive. Despite all the tragedy of the plot, despite this thriller and the horror that took place there, I can say that the film teaches the value of time. The film shows how to still raise a child and treat him ... because you never know what to expect from fate. I want to warn you right away, if you are a mother and a very impressionable mother, then please do not recommend reading the review and watching the film. I don’t want to ruin anyone’s mood. The film is not for the faint of heart.
10 out of 10