AATMAPAMPHLET आत्मपॅम्फ्लेट

Children's matinee | Official Competitive Section

MOVIE DETAILS

India, 2023
Director: Ashish Avinash Bende
Cast: Om Bendkhale, Pranjali Shrikant, Chetan Wagh, Manas Tondwalkar
Language: Marathi with subtitles in Catalan / Runtime: 90 min,

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“The country, too, was crossing milestones, just like me.”

Daydreams, disillusions, and a sudden rush of joy. The symptoms of a first love are everywhere in this delightful directorial debut that reworks the visual codes of Bollywood romances to great comic effect. As Ashish recalls his childhood, and time speeds up or slows down, the story of his love for his classmate Srushti merges with the backdrop of 1990s India. The movie proves that friendship runs deeper than societal divisions. This is popular comedy of the best kind.