Devastated

A confrontational, talk-heavy descent into moral rot, staged with theatrical stillness and mythic echoes that leave you unsettled.

Directed by

Ashish Avikunthak

Genres

Drama

Starring

Mainak Dasgupta, Sagnik Mukherjee, Prasenjit Bardhan

Overview

In confrontational conversations with his wife and his lover, a middle-aged Indian policeman opens up about his work as a 'sacrificial assistant', a state-designated agent tasked with extra-judicial killings of Muslim men. Elsewhere in the city, Lord Krishna and the prince Arjuna enact a dialogue from the Bhagavad Gita. Paralysed into inaction during battle by human considerations, Arjuna seeks the counsel of Krishna, who instructs him on the moral duty of a warrior.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Violence, morality, guilt, faith

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

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

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