Short film

Babu

2020 · 26 min

A quiet, tender look at a child carrying adult weight, moving slowly toward fragile hope.

Overview: A ten year-old kid tries his best to salvage what is left of his family when his home in Nepal is torn apart by an earthquake.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, grief, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
grief
coming-of-age
healing
Places: countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Eelum Dixit
Written by: Tanmay Chowdhary
Starring: Ramesh Acharya, Basudev Amgain, Milan Kumar Bajagain, Kaustubh Basnet, Thapa Dai, Bishwanath Ghimire, Saugat Humagain, K.R. Ramesh
Runtime: 26 min
Languages: Nepali