A retired soldier’s descent into crisis and its rippling effect through a working-class Bengali family forms the emotional core of “Shadowbox” (“Baksho Bondi”), set to world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival‘s Perspectives strand.
The Bengali-language feature marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Saumyananda Sahi (Oscar nominated “All That Breathes”) and editor Tanushree Das (“Eeb Allay Ooo!”). The filmmakers have unveiled a clip exclusively for Variety.
The film stars acclaimed actor Tillotama Shome (“Sir,” “Death in the Gunj”) as Maya, a woman working multiple jobs – from house cleaning to chicken farming to laundry pressing – while caring for her PTSD-affected husband Sundar (Chandan Bisht) and their
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