We Are Alive(2025)
Hindi101 mins
We Are Alive (2025) is a 101-minute Hindi film. Starring Abigail Silversmith, Adwaith and Jay Kshirsagar.
Mood:
emotionalupliftingdark
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 25 August 2025
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
Storyline
A trans-queer punk band uses a small fortune to create a temporary safe house with friends. They struggle to make music celebrating life and defiance while haunted by the loss of murdered friends. The band races to perform a memorial show before their money runs out and they must return to a hostile world.
“A band fights to play on, haunted by love and loss.”
Film Details
Rating
101Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date25 August 2025
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftingdark
Themes
survivalidentityfriendshipjustice
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitycomplex
Audienceniche
Best Withfriends
Violence3
Emotion5
Humor2
Rewatchability3
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Cast & Crew
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Abigail SilversmithActor
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AdwaithActor
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Jay KshirsagarActor
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KalaiActor
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Laxman KalledaActor
→Trivia
- The film's director, Sarthak Jaiswal, is a first-time feature filmmaker who previously worked on short documentaries about underground music scenes.
- The trans-queer punk band in the film is portrayed by real-life musicians from India's underground LGBTQ+ music community.
- The documentary was shot entirely on location in a single, actual house that served as a communal living space for artists.
- The film's soundtrack was recorded live during filming to capture the raw energy of the band's performances.
- It was funded partly through a crowdfunding campaign that highlighted its focus on queer narratives in Indian cinema.
- The movie's title, 'We Are Alive', is a direct lyric from one of the original protest songs created for the film.
- It premiered at a LGBTQ+ film festival in India before its wider release, focusing on community screenings.