Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga

A darkly absurd and tragicomic meditation on poverty and desperation, with moments of wry humour and profound sadness.

Directed by

Srijit Mukherji

Genres

Drama

Starring

Pankaj Tripathi, Sayani Gupta, Neeraj Kabi

Overview

Inspired by the real events that took place in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve where people used to leave their elderly family members for tigers to prey on, and then claim compensation from the administration, it is a story of Gangaram, a patriarch of a farmer family entrenched in poverty because of three consecutive failed monsoons. He enters the forests to adopt the infamous Tiger practice to give up his life so that his family can have two square meals, however, what follows next is a series of unprecedented events.

How it feels

Dark, absurd, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Politics, power, crime, survival

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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