Fairy Folk(2024)
Hindi100 mins
Thorny questions of love and sexuality take centre stage in this magical realist drama in which a genderless woodland being crashes into the lives of a jaded couple.
Director:Karan Gour
Mood:
funnyemotionalwhimsical
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Plex
- Theatrical Release
- 1 March 2024
- Director
- Karan Gour
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 10.0/10
Storyline
A genderless forest creature enters the lives of a bored couple. Their arrival forces the couple to confront difficult questions about love and sexuality.
“A magical stranger changes a couple's world.”
Film Details
10.0Rating
100Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 March 2024
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyemotionalwhimsical
Themes
loveidentityfamilyfriendship
Tonepoetic
Pacingslow-burn
Complexityrequires-attention
Audiencearthouse
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
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Mukul ChaddaMohit
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N
Nikhil DesaiBeing
→#3
A
Asmit PathareHansa
→#4
#5C
Chandrachoor RaiKabir
→R
Rasika DugalRitika
→#6
K
Karan GourDirector
→#7
A
Annukampa HarshCrew
→Trivia
- The film was shot in just 18 days, mostly in a single house and its surrounding forest in Uttarakhand.
- Director Karan Gour also composed the film's original music score himself.
- The genderless being, called 'Morph,' is played by theatre actor and dancer Rasika Agashe.
- The film premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam before its release in India.
- It uses minimal special effects, relying on practical makeup and performance to create its magical being.
- The story was partly inspired by old Indian folk tales about spirits that challenge human relationships.
- This was the first Hindi film from director Karan Gour in nearly a decade, following his 2014 debut.