Rapture(2024)
Hindi127 mins
In a village in Meghalaya, northeast India, several young men mysteriously disappear during the night. While the elders accuse passing strangers of kidnapping, the preacher sees the beginnings of an apocalypse lasting 40 days and 40 nights which will plunge the inhabitants of the village into darkness. Seen through the eyes of Kasan, a ten-year-old boy suffering from night blindness, the surrounding forests have never seemed so terrifying.
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 15 May 2024
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Rating
- 6.2/10
Storyline
In a village in India, young men start vanishing at night. The village preacher warns of a coming apocalypse, while a boy with night blindness faces a growing fear of the dark forest around them.
“When darkness falls, the forest takes them.”
Film Details
6.2Rating
127Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date15 May 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
survivalfamilyidentitycorruption
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withalone
Violence3
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
T
Torikhu A. SangmaKasan
→#2
B
Balsrame A. SangmaKimkime
→#3
N
Nadira N. SangmaKasan's mother
→#4
C
Celestine K. SangmaThe Preacher
→#5
H
Handam R. MarakNengsal
→#6
J
Johan Ch. SangmaSobel
→#7
R
Riksil K. MarakAmak
→#8
T
Tojo XavierCrew
→#9
S
Stephen ZachariasCrew
→#10
D
Dominic SangmaCrew
→Trivia
- The film was shot entirely on location in Meghalaya, using mostly natural light to enhance its authentic, eerie atmosphere.
- Director Dominic Sangma is from the Garo tribe of Meghalaya, and the film is primarily in the Garo language, not Hindi.
- The child actor playing Kasan had no prior acting experience and was cast from a local village school.
- The film's sound design uses recordings of the actual Meghalayan forest, including rare insect and bird calls.
- It was selected as India's official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2024 Academy Awards.
- The story draws on local Garo folklore about spirits in the forest, blending it with the biblical concept of the apocalypse.
- To portray night blindness authentically, the cinematographer used special filters to mimic the protagonist's blurred vision.