2015·Drama·1h 56m
7.1
★
A sewerage worker's dead body is found inside a manhole in Mumbai. An ageing folk singer is tried in court on charges of abetment of suicide. He is accused of performing an inflammatory song which might have incited the worker to commit the act. As the trial unfolds, the personal lives of the lawyers and the judge involved in the case are observed outside the court.
Directed by Chaitanya Tamhane
court
courtroom
courtroom drama
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Where to Watch
Cast
Vira Sathidar
Narayan Kamble
Vivek Gomber
Vinay Vora
Geetanjali Kulkarni
Public Prosecutor Nutan
Mansi Multani
Nightclub Singer
Priyanka Bose
Vinay's Friend #2
Mrunal Jadhav
Crèche Kid #3
Crew
Chaitanya Tamhane
Director
Chaitanya Tamhane
Writer
Vivek Gomber
Producer
Popular Reviews
21 reviews
Daniyal Akmal
The lawyer has more patience then i will ever have
The lawyer has more patience then i will ever have
blazer
10.0★ · 10/13/24
The small touches crammed into the corners of this movie tell the whole story. The quiet boredom stands out. Everyday apathy shows up as well. People just stop noticing each others struggles after a while. Vinay Vora and Nutan lead totally separate lives. Still, they both navigate the justice system almost on automatic. They show some care. But it stays limited by the routines they follow.
Then you have Narayan Kamble. Whenever he talks or acts, it feels like the worlds volume gets cranked up again all at once. His poems slice right through that overall numbness. They bring this raw and desperate energy. The rest of the film tries to keep that kind of thing buried.
The courtroom parts come across as deliberately flat. No grand speeches happen. No swelling music plays. It all drags along in the slow churn of a system. That system often forgets real people get caught up in it.
Truly Exceptional work
Then you have Narayan Kamble. Whenever he talks or acts, it feels like the worlds volume gets cranked up again all at once. His poems slice right through that overall numbness. They bring this raw and desperate energy. The rest of the film tries to keep that kind of thing buried.
The courtroom parts come across as deliberately flat. No grand speeches happen. No swelling music plays. It all drags along in the slow churn of a system. That system often forgets real people get caught up in it.
Truly Exceptional work
The small touches crammed into the corners of this movie tell the whole story. The quiet boredom stands out. Everyday apathy shows up as well. People just stop noticing each others struggles after a while. Vinay Vora and Nutan lead totally separate lives. Still, they both navigate the justice system almost on automatic. They show some care. But it stays limited by the routines they follow.
Then you have Narayan Kamble. Whenever he talks or acts, it feels like the worlds volume gets cranked up again all at once. His poems slice right through that overall numbness. They bring this raw and desperate energy. The rest of the film tries to keep that kind of thing buried.
The courtroom parts come across as deliberately flat. No grand speeches happen. No swelling music plays. It all drags along in the slow churn of a system. That system often forgets real people get caught up in it.
Truly Exceptional work
Then you have Narayan Kamble. Whenever he talks or acts, it feels like the worlds volume gets cranked up again all at once. His poems slice right through that overall numbness. They bring this raw and desperate energy. The rest of the film tries to keep that kind of thing buried.
The courtroom parts come across as deliberately flat. No grand speeches happen. No swelling music plays. It all drags along in the slow churn of a system. That system often forgets real people get caught up in it.
Truly Exceptional work
Srikar Gidugu
8.0★ · 05/13/24
Well written and executed. The pauses and holds give enough time to the viewer to understand and get into the scene. The characters are very well explored throughout. Even the silences do not feel empty and uncomfortable rather convey the story. Would love to see more Indian films.
Well written and executed. The pauses and holds give enough time to the viewer to understand and get into the scene. The characters are very well explored throughout. Even the silences do not feel empty and uncomfortable rather convey the story. Would love to see more Indian films.
Nick
7.6★ · 01/24/23
Reminds me of Kafka’s The Castle
Reminds me of Kafka’s The Castle
Shreyas
6.0★ · 08/15/18
Decent but what’s with the overuse of still shots man ugh
Decent but what’s with the overuse of still shots man ugh