From the Shadows(2022)
Hindi76 mins
From the Shadows (2022) is a 76-minute Hindi film directed by Miriam Chandy Menacherry. Starring Miriam Chandy Menacherry. With an audience rating of 6.3/10, From the Shadows stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2022.
Director:Miriam Chandy Menacherry
Mood:
darkemotionalinspiring
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 31 August 2022
- Director
- Miriam Chandy Menacherry
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- GudVibe Rating
- 6.3/10
Storyline
An artist paints shadowy figures on walls to represent missing people. At the same time, an activist helps rescued girls travel home across borders. Their separate stories come together, showing how women are creatively fighting against a powerful child trafficking network.
“When women vanish, others rise to find them.”
Film Details
6.3Rating
76Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date31 August 2022
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalinspiring
Themes
survivalcorruptionjusticefamily
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withwith-partner
Violence3
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
6.3/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Trivia
- The film's title refers to the shadow art created by the artist Shilo Shiv Suleman, who spray-painted silhouettes of missing children on walls across India.
- Director Miriam Chandy Menacherry spent over four years following the stories, including traveling to Nepal and Bangladesh with activist Hasina Kharbhih.
- The documentary was partly funded through a grant from the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program.
- It premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), one of the world's largest documentary festivals.
- The film uses real case files and police records to highlight the scale of trafficking, avoiding scripted reenactments.
- A key scene shows the artist and activist meeting for the first time, which was not planned during the initial filming.
- The soundtrack features original music by composer Sagar Desai, who used ambient sounds from the locations to create the score.