Life is Suffering. Death is Salvation(2022)
Hindi mins
An old man, working at dairy farm deals with his isolation and suffers for his survival. He has to visit his son's funeral place when he comes to know about sudden demise of his son who was working at metro construction site.
Director:Arvind Pratap
Mood:
darkemotionaldisturbing
Where to watch:
OTT availability not confirmed yet. Check Netflix · Prime Video · Hotstar · ZEE5
Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 18 March 2022
- Director
- Arvind Pratap
- Language
- Hindi
Storyline
An elderly dairy farm worker struggles with loneliness and hardship. He learns his son has suddenly died at a metro construction site and must travel to the funeral.
“A lonely father's final journey to say goodbye.”
Film Details
Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date18 March 2022
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionaldisturbing
Themes
survivalfamilyisolationdeath
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Cast & Crew
#1
A
Arvind PratapDirector
→Trivia
- The film was shot entirely on location in rural Uttar Pradesh using natural lighting.
- Director Arvind Pratap cast a real dairy farm worker with no prior acting experience in the lead role.
- The movie's title is a direct translation of a phrase from an old Hindi proverb about acceptance.
- It was filmed in sequence over just 18 days to maintain a consistent mood of isolation.
- The sound design uses only ambient noises from the farm and construction site, with no composed score.
- The film premiered at a small regional festival in Varanasi before its limited theatrical release.
- Many of the metro construction site scenes used actual workers as background actors.