In the Belly of a Tiger(2024)
An elderly farmer and his family return home to their village after trying to make money in the city, only to find it destitute and ruled by exploitative employers and a hungry tiger. Both the greedy employers and the tiger are protected by the government, but only the death at the hands of one will provide compensation.
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- Theatrical Release
- 18 February 2024
- Director
- Siddhartha Jatla
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rating
- 7.0/10
Storyline
An elderly farmer and his family come back to their village after struggling in the city. They find their home is now poor, controlled by cruel bosses, and threatened by a tiger. The government protects both the bosses and the tiger, so the family faces a terrible choice: only a death caused by one of these forces will bring them any financial help.
“When the jungle and the system hunt you, which death pays?”
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Trivia
- The film was shot in a remote village in Maharashtra, using many local non-actors to add authenticity.
- Director Siddhartha Jatla spent over a year living in rural India to research the story and its social themes.
- The tiger in the film is entirely computer-generated, created to avoid using real animals during production.
- It premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival before its release in India.
- The screenplay was inspired by real news reports about farmer compensation schemes and human-wildlife conflict.
- The film's dialogue includes the Bundeli dialect, spoken in parts of central India, to reflect the setting.
- It was produced with support from international grants focused on environmental and social justice storytelling.