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Afternoon Clouds

2017 · 13 min

A quiet, observational afternoon that drifts by like the clouds, finding small emotional ripples in ordinary domestic moments.

Overview: Kaki is a 60-year-old widow who lives with her Nepali maid, Malti. The film takes place on one afternoon in their house where a flower blossoms in the balcony. Malti meets a boy (a sailor) from her hometown unexpectedly.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: isolation
loneliness
aging
class
memory
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Payal Kapadia
Written by: Payal Kapadia
Starring: Trimala Adhikari, Cephas Subba, Usha Naik, Aurobinda Roy Chowdhury
Runtime: 13 min
Country: India
Languages: Bengali, English, Hindi, Nepali

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