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Mogul Mowgli

2020 · 89 min

An intimate, disorienting plunge into illness and identity, with raw rap performances and dreamlike hallucinations that linger.

Directed by
Bassam Tariq
Genres
Music, Drama
Starring
Riz Ahmed, Aiysha Hart, Anjana Vasan
Overview
Zed, a young British rapper, is about to start his first world tour, when a crippling illness strikes him down, forcing him to move back in with his family. He tries to find himself between an international music career and Pakistani family traditions.

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Directed by
Bassam Tariq
Genres
Music, Drama
Starring
Riz Ahmed, Aiysha Hart, Anjana Vasan
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • ambition
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
music, drama
Directed by
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Written by
Riz Ahmed, Bassam Tariq
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
89 min
Country
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Languages
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