InJuly2016,IslamicterroristsstormedapopularcaféinupscaleDhakaandhelditspatronshostage,killingmorethan20peopleandsendingshockwavesacrossthesubcontinent.Faraazistheyoungestsonofarich,politicallyconnectedfamily.Thatevening,hemeetshisfriendsatthecaféandfindshimselfcaughtinthecrossfire.Howhereactstothenightmarishsituationformstheheartofthestory.Offsettingnail-bitingtensionwithunexpectedhumour–oftenattheexpenseofineptlaw-enforcementofficials–HansalMehta(Aligarh,LFF2015)bringshistrademarksensitivity,nuanceandempathytothisfictionalisedretelling.ItisparticularlystrikingforthewayitlooksatreligiousextremismfromtheperspectiveofMuslimswhohaveseentheirfaithquestionedanddemonisedbecauseoftheactionsofradicalextremists.
看上去很猪
狂热，可怕。寒狐居士
节奏有点拉胯，平铺直叙以至于叙事没抓到重点，有点浪费这个事件。想不到孟加拉反恐应急和组织能力如此低下，甚至连断网都想不到。老珂
第一次看穆斯林题材的印度电影。穆斯林之间的对话、冲突，能感受到那种矛盾，或是宗教本身的善意。一起礼拜的那一段拍的很巧，对宗教的虔诚，暂时放下的暴力。作为穆斯林的我知道这部电影想说什么。2023.3.31，加入豆瓣以来，第一部没有开分，没有评论的电影，哈哈。