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synopsis

Kalkokkho (House Of Time)

In the middle of a contagious pandemic an apathetic but adept doctor is taken hostage by a young woman in a desperate attempt to ensure the safety of her family. Captive in an almost desolate house inhabited by three women of three ages – the paranoid young woman, an amnesic old woman and a lonely young girl, the doctor discovers that forces beyond his comprehension are at play and he might be trapped not only in space but also in time.
The film explores the texture of time with a blend of magic realism and existential horror to express the sense of dread and temporal stasis generated globally by the Pandemic. Through mythological allegory and spiritual subtext, it explores eternal themes like reality and illusion, instinct and morality, love, loneliness and grief, the power of stories, nature of the feminine and the masculine, and the discrimination of ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘they’ that has fragmented the world we live in to tell a tale of “longing for belonging” which is the biggest crisis of human existence now and forever!

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film details

Name of the Film:
Kalkokkho (House Of Time)
Director:
Rajdeep Paul and Sarmistha Maiti
Language:
Bengali (with English Subtitles)
Producer:
Anjan Bose, Aurora Film Corporation, India
Executive Producer:
Prateek Bagi
Production Company:
Aurora Film Corporation, India
Music:
Avijit Kundu
Writer:
RAJDEEP PAUL
Cinematographer:
Rana Pratap Karforma
Editor:
Rajdeep Paul and Sarmistha Maiti
Cast:
Tannistha Biswas, Janardan Ghosh, Sreelekha Mukherji, Amit Saha, Ahana Karmakar, Dip Sarkar
Sound Design and Film Mix:
Adeep Singh Manki, Anindit Roy (CAS)
Colorist VFX Supervisor:
Kaushik Ray
Production Design:
Rajdeep Paul and Sarmistha Maiti
Duration:
127 min
Year of Release:
2022
Production Year:
2021
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Festival(s) / Award(s)

  • Winner of 69th National Film Awards for the Best Bengali Film
    (Year 2021)
  • World Premiere in the 26th Busan International Film Festival 2021, New Currents (Main Competition) section
  • INDIAN PREMIERE was held in 52nd International Film Festival Of India (IFFI) with the honour of INDIAN PANORAMA 2021 in Goa
  • World Market Premiere at Berlinale European Film Market 2022 at the Berlin International Film Festival 2022
  • North American Premiere – 7th Caleidoscope International Film Festival 2021 and won the “Best Actress Jury Award”.
  • Rajdeep Paul and Sarmistha Maiti have won the GOLDEN SPARROW Best Screenplay Award in the Diorama International Film Festival 2021, India
  • Nominated for ASIAN SELECT - NETPAC AWARD in the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival 2022
  • Bangladesh Premiere at 20th Dhaka International Film Festival 2022, Bangladesh
  • "Chidananda Dasgupta Memorial Trust" Award for
    'Best Costume Design' in 2021
  • Australian Premiere in the 13th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022
  • Official selection in the 9th Across Asia Film Festival, Cagliari, Italy, 2022