TV series

Tamas

1988 · 1 season

A harrowing, slow-burning descent into communal violence, anchored by a crushing sense of guilt and moral collapse.

Tagline: An unforgettable saga of partition
Overview: Based on the novel by Bhisham Sahni, Tamas is an epic drama set against the backdrop of riot-stricken North India on the eve of Partition in 1947. Nathu, an outcast, is hired to kill a pig, whose carcass he’s later appalled to find in front of the mosque. A riot follows and, ridden with guilt, Nathu takes his ailing mother and pregnant wife and leaves town.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Guilt, violence, faith, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
violence
faith
survival
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none