All We Imagine As Light15

Directed by Payal Kapadia | India | 2024 | 1h 58m | Malayalam & Hindi w/ English Subtitles | Starring Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon, Azees Nedumangad

Prabha is a devoted nurse whose husband left for work abroad soon after their arranged marriage. Her younger roommate and colleague, Anu, is secretly involved with a Muslim man, while Parvati, a widowed neighbour, faces intense pressure from property developers to leave her home. Set in working-class Mumbai, this ravishingly shot and remarkably poignant drama follows the intertwining lives of these three women, celebrating the transformative power of sisterhood. Winner of the Grand Prix prize at Cannes Film Festival 2024.

Reviews

‘The beats of All We Imagine as Light are calibrated with hypnotic grace creating a rhythm that induces pure pleasure.’
★★★★★
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire

‘Poignantly lyrical as a city symphony, it branches out for a sequel, when the characters abscond to the coast to figure out what to do: at once a respite and a reckoning, ghostly and mysterious.’
★★★★★
Tim Robey, The Telegraph

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