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Vakeel Babu

2022 · 22 min

A taut, intimate moral pressure-cooker that makes you sit with a young man's conscience as ambition and duty collide.

Overview
A young lawyer, distracted with chasing success through his digital video channel, is approached online by an anonymous female victim with a powerful abuser. Will he do justice to the challenge? The film traces the journey of Shiraz Hassan as he rediscovers his purpose in the justice system.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • ambition
  • morality
  • identity
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sumit Purohit
Written by
Suyash Barve, Kanishka Singh Deo
Starring
Abhishek Banerjee, Loveleen Mishra, Bhamini Oza Gandhi, Hetal Gada
Runtime
22 min
Languages
Hindi

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