Movie

Bokshi

2026 · 142 min

A slow, brooding descent into folklore and grief, heavy with dread and quiet menace.

Tagline: A witch is born twice.
Overview: Anahita, traumatised by the brutal disappearance of her mother, finds comfort in Shalini, her history teacher. On an unconventional school excursion to a mysterious prehistoric site, she confronts her terrifying destiny.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, identity, fate, trauma
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: grief
identity
fate
trauma
isolation
Places: countryside
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none