ICU(2023)
Hindi10 mins
After spending several years trying to distance herself from her childhood and her father, Kia is forced to return. Her father is in critical condition and could pass away at any second; her sister and her mother insist that her last words to him should be a fond goodbye. Kia has to decide what her last few words to her father will be.
Director:Nikhil Chalam
Mood:
emotionaldarkuplifting
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 27 October 2023
- Director
- Nikhil Chalam
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 10m
- Rating
- 7.1/10
Storyline
A woman who has been avoiding her past must return home when her father is dying. Her family urges her to say a loving goodbye. She faces the difficult choice of what her final words to him will be.
“A final goodbye she never wanted to say.”
Film Details
7.1Rating
10Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date27 October 2023
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarkuplifting
Themes
familyidentitysurvivallove
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencemultiplex
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Sheeba ChaddhaMother
→#2Aahana KumraKiya
→#3
#4R
Rytasha RathoreBhavna
→D
Denzil SmithFather
→#5
R
Remy Dabashis DalaiCrew
→#6
N
Nikhil ChalamDirector
→Trivia
- The film was shot in just 18 days, a tight schedule to maintain a focused narrative.
- Director Nikhil Chalam also served as the film's editor, giving him direct control over its pacing.
- It was primarily filmed in a single hospital set to create a claustrophobic, tense atmosphere.
- The movie's title 'ICU' reflects both the physical setting and the emotional critical condition of the family.
- This was one of the first Hindi films to explore a family drama almost entirely within a hospital room.
- The script was developed from real-life observations of family dynamics in hospital waiting areas.
- It had a very limited theatrical release, relying more on digital platforms for its audience reach.