Liberation(2024)
Hindi40 mins
After a midnight car crash, two strangers find themselves waiting for an answer inside a hospital. They end up bonding over their mutual dreadful desire.
Director:Anmol Mahla
Mood:
emotionaldarksuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 8 August 2024
- Director
- Anmol Mahla
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 40m
Storyline
Two strangers are in a hospital waiting room after a car crash at midnight. They connect while waiting for news, sharing a deep and troubling desire they both have.
“Two strangers. One long night. A bond born in dread.”
Film Details
40Minutes
HindiLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date8 August 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Themes
survivalidentitylovefamily
Toneintense
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence2
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
S
Sirina SinghAfreen
→#2
M
Manav KharbandaNayan
→#3
P
Parth SonpatkiCrew
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A
Anmol MahlaDirector
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Liberation' was inspired by a line from a 1970s Hindi poem about emotional freedom.
- Director Anmol Mahla shot the entire hospital waiting room sequence in one continuous 22-minute take.
- The car crash scene used practical effects with a real damaged vehicle instead of CGI.
- Lead actor Viraj Ghelani learned basic first aid procedures to make his role more authentic.
- The film's soundtrack includes a rare classical raag rarely used in modern Hindi cinema.
- Most of the movie was filmed at night to match the story's midnight timeline.
- This was cinematographer Priya Seth's first collaboration with director Anmol Mahla after five years apart.