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Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS7lhFQknUw
Amitabh Chakraborty’s daring independent feature explores the connection between sex and spirituality by drawing on the Indian tradition of deha tattva (“the doctrine of the body”), an ancient practice whose methods are still passed from gurus to disciples today. It is the story of Kripa, a young man on the run in Kolkata after assaulting his father when he’s caught trying to seduce his stepmother. By chance, he meets Sadhavi, a woman who eerily resembles his dead mother. She takes him in and begins teaching him the ways of deha tattva to heal his soul. Rii Sen won the best actress award at Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema for her bold performance as Sadhavi. Intended for mature audiences. (Dir.: Amitabh Chakraborty, India, 2013, 96 min., DCP, Bengali with English subtitles)
Images courtesy of Putul Mahmoud
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS7lhFQknUw
Amitabh Chakraborty’s daring independent feature explores the connection between sex and spirituality by drawing on the Indian tradition of deha tattva (“the doctrine of the body”), an ancient practice whose methods are still passed from gurus to disciples today. It is the story of Kripa, a young man on the run in Kolkata after assaulting his father when he’s caught trying to seduce his stepmother. By chance, he meets Sadhavi, a woman who eerily resembles his dead mother. She takes him in and begins teaching him the ways of deha tattva to heal his soul. Rii Sen won the best actress award at Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema for her bold performance as Sadhavi. Intended for mature audiences. (Dir.: Amitabh Chakraborty, India, 2013, 96 min., DCP, Bengali with English subtitles)
Images courtesy of Putul Mahmoud
