Biriyaani

A relentlessly bleak and haunting descent into one woman's oppression and rebellion, unfolding with slow, suffocating intensity and shocking transgression.

Directed by

Sajin Baabu

Genres

Drama

Starring

Kani Kusruti, Shailaja Jala, Anil Nedumangad

Tagline

Flavors of Flesh

Overview

The movie chronicles the life of Khadeeja, a married muslim woman confined within the four walls of the household, forced to conceal her desires in the name of religious and societal norms. When fate brings her to an abandoned life, she chooses a different way of financially and sexually liberating herself- to be a sex worker; soon to realize that her soul is still dissatisfied. Finding a new way of hope, she decides to give back to the forces that pushed her to live an orphaned life of humiliation and misery.

How it feels

Bleak, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Isolation, identity, grief, faith

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.

Note

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