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Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost

2013 · 109 min

A haunting, slow-burning tragedy that immerses you in its oppressive atmosphere and lingers with a profound sense of sorrow and unease.

Tagline: The Tale of Lonely Ghost
Overview: Set in post-colonial India, Qissa tells the story of Umber Singh, a Sikh who is forced to flee his village due to ethnic cleansing at the time of partition in 1947. Umber decides to fight fate and builds a new home for his family. When Umber marries his youngest child Kanwar to Neeli, a girl of lower caste, the family is faced with the truth of their identities; as individual ambitions and destinies collide in a struggle with eternity.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, family, obsession, gender
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: identity
family
obsession
gender
trauma
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong