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Sinjar

2018 · 115 min

A heavy, sorrowful watch about stigma and survival, more painful in its quiet social cruelty than in its captivity scenes.

Overview
Fida and Suhara, are from Lakshadweep who go to Iraq for work and being imprisoned by the IS. They return to Lakshadweep but the story does not end there. Society treats them cruelly when the people come to know that the women had been sexually exploited.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • survival
  • justice
  • gender
Places
  • small town
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sandeep Pampally
Written by
Sandeep Pampally
Starring
Srindaa, Mythili, Muhammad Musthafa, Sethu Lakshmi
Cinematography
Sanjay Harris
Runtime
115 min
Country
India

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