My Hate Letter To Cycles and/or Self harm(2022)
Hindi19 mins
My Hate Letter To Cycles and/or Self harm (2022) is a 19-minute Hindi film directed by Harsh Vardhan Kumar. Starring Harsh Vardhan Kumar, Faisal Alam and Swati Sodhi. With an audience rating of 8.0/10, My Hate Letter To Cycles and/or Self harm stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2022.
Director:Harsh Vardhan Kumar
Mood:
darkemotionaldisturbing
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 22 July 2022
- Director
- Harsh Vardhan Kumar
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 19m
- GudVibe Rating
- 8.0/10
Storyline
A young man, tired of his dysfunctional family, convinces his mother to take part in a project disguised as an acting exercise. Through this, he secretly challenges the harmful family norms and his father's controlling behavior. This leads to a major confrontation that exposes long-hidden truths.
“A son's secret project exposes a family's hidden pain.”
Film Details
8.0Rating
19Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date22 July 2022
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
familyidentitycorruptionsurvival
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence3
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
8/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Harsh Vardhan KumarDirector
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Faisal AlamCrew
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S
Swati SodhiActor
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R
Ruben IsraelActor
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V
Vidur ChughActor
→Trivia
- The film's title is a direct reference to the director's own short film 'My Hate Letter To Cycles' from 2020, which explored similar themes.
- It was shot entirely in real locations in Delhi and Noida, using natural lighting to create a raw, documentary-like feel.
- The actor playing Naval, Ashish Dahiya, had previously worked with the director on multiple student film projects before this feature.
- The film had a very limited theatrical release, primarily screened at festival circuits and independent cinema halls in India.
- Several scenes involving Madhu's 'actor's exercise' were improvised based on the actress's own discussions with the director about societal pressure.
- The soundtrack features ambient sounds and minimal score, with no traditional songs, to maintain the film's intense, realistic atmosphere.
- A key confrontation scene was filmed in one continuous take to heighten the emotional tension between the characters.