2023 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival - Watchlist
My personal MAMI 2023 watchlist.
The much-awaited MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is back in 2023 after a gap of 2 years. This time it's happening between 27 October and 5 November. That's 10 days.
And here is a list of must-watch films that I hope to catch this year, especially because I'm on a short sabbatical. I'll do that by booking a show at 8 in the morning on BookMyShow or waiting in a serpentine queue for a festival favorite or by cheating the system (how?). Whatever it takes, right?
Curated based on hype and buzz, performance in other film festivals around the world (chiefly TIFF, Venice, Cannes, Telluride, and Sundance), and personal bias.
For more updates and takes on the MAMI festival, check out my website - tejasnair.com.
The much-awaited MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is back in 2023 after a gap of 2 years. This time it's happening between 27 October and 5 November. That's 10 days.
And here is a list of must-watch films that I hope to catch this year, especially because I'm on a short sabbatical. I'll do that by booking a show at 8 in the morning on BookMyShow or waiting in a serpentine queue for a festival favorite or by cheating the system (how?). Whatever it takes, right?
Curated based on hype and buzz, performance in other film festivals around the world (chiefly TIFF, Venice, Cannes, Telluride, and Sundance), and personal bias.
For more updates and takes on the MAMI festival, check out my website - tejasnair.com.
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- DirectorHansal MehtaStarsKareena KapoorAsh TandonRanveer BrarA grieving cop who loses her child to murder and moves to another town where she's tasked with investigating the disappearance of a missing child. Exploring themes of trauma, grief, the immigrant experience and our need for closure.Opening film
- DirectorGovindan AravindanStarsMohan DasBharat GopySmita PatilMuniyandi (Sreenivasan), a laborer in the farm, believes and respects Shivakami (Smita Patil). Muniyandi brings Shivakami to the farm after marrying her. She soon befriends Shankaran (Gopi). But one day Muniyandi catches Shankaran red-handed with his wife Shivakami. Broken hearted, Muniyandi commits suicide. The extreme feeling of guilt forces Shankaran to leaves the place. He tries alcohol, spirituality and all other possible methods to escape from this mental torment, but fails. Finally he reaches the temple town of Chidambaram. There he finds Shivakami as a shoe keeper in the temple.
- DirectorBharathanStarsBharat GopyMohanlalRevathi
- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsBharat GopyK.P.A.C. LalithaThikkurissy Sukumaran NairSankarankutty, a village simpleton, lives a carefree life, indulges in childish pursuits, lives off the money given to him by his sister (working elsewhere as a servant), and eats quite voraciously. Then one day he gets married, but the wife is frustrated by his aimless lifestyle & irresponsible attitude (even after she gets pregnant). So she goes back to her parents. Meanwhile, his sister who is now living with her lover, can no longer provide for him, and a kind widow who used to care for him passes away. He has nowhere & nobody to fall back on, and from this point on, as he starts a job as assistant to a lorry driver, he starts looking at life in a whole new way and begins to mature as well.
- DirectorKristoffer BorgliStarsLily BirdNicolas CageJulianne NicholsonAn ordinary family man finds his life turned upside down when strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.
- DirectorCameron CairnesColin CairnesStarsDavid DastmalchianLaura GordonIan BlissA live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsChoi Min-sikYoo Ji-taeKang Hye-jeongAfter being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.
- DirectorParis ZarcillaStarsDavid HaymanLeanne BestEva-Jane WillisAn undocumented Filipina immigrant lands a job as a care-worker for a terminal old man, securing a better life for her and her daughter. But a dark discovery threatens to destroy everything she's strived for and holds dear.
- DirectorJustine TrietStarsSandra HüllerSwann ArlaudMilo Machado-GranerA woman is suspected of murder after her husband's death; their half-blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.
- DirectorAnand EkarshiStarsVinay ForrtZarin ShihabKalabhavan ShajohnAfter a party amongst a theatre group, their sole actress, Anjali is subjected to a crime from one of the men in the group. A meeting is called for. In trying to reach a consensus, stories unravel, suspicions surface and clamour ensues.
- DirectorVarun GroverStarsBodhisattva SharmaSamta SudikshaSheeba ChaddhaSet in the late 1990s, A 17-year old Vivek who is sent away from home to a prep school to prepare for the highly competitive IIT ("the MIT of India") entrance examination.
- DirectorHarshad NalawadeStarsSudip BilawarShalini ChouguleAtul DeshmukhIn a town riddled with territorial disputes, a radicalized journalist believes in exposing the atrocities faced by his community. But as the line between his professional and personal life blurs, an inconvenient truth makes him reflect back on a simpler time when he had not yet succumbed to radicalization.
- DirectorClair TitleyStarsTomoaki HamatsuJason HerToshio TsuchiyaA Japanese reality TV star left naked in a room for more than a year, tasked with filling out magazine sweepstakes to earn food and clothing.
- DirectorJoanna ArnowStarsScott CohenBabak TaftiJoanna ArnowA mosaic-style comedy following the life of a woman as time passes in her long-term casual BDSM relationship, low-level corporate job, and quarrelsome Jewish family.
- DirectorAnh Hung TranStarsJuliette BinocheBenoît MagimelEmmanuel SalingerThe story of Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin - the fine gourmet chef she has been working for over the last 20 years.
- DirectorAmanda Nell EuStarsZafreen ZairizalPiqaDeena EzralAn 11-year-old girl who is carefree until she starts to experience horrifying physical changes to her body.
- DirectorLila AvilésStarsNaíma SentíesMontserrat MarañonMarisol GaséSeven-year-old Sol is spending the day at her grandfather's home, for a surprise party for Sol's father, Tonatiuh. As daylight fades, Sol comes to understand that her world is about to change dramatically.
- DirectorAriane Louis-SeizeStarsSara MontpetitFélix-Antoine BénardSteve LaplanteA young woman vampire is unable to kill to meet her need for blood, but may have found a solution in a young man with suicidal tendencies.
- DirectorStéphan CastangStarsKarim LeklouVimala PonsFrançois ChattotIt follows Vincent who finds himself under attack for no apparent reason overnight. When the phenomenon intensifies, he must run and change his way of life completely.
- DirectorAnurag KashyapStarsRahul BhatMegha BurmanAamir DalviAn insomniac ex-cop who dwells in different circumstances looking for redemption. The ex-cop, who is presumed dead for a long time, operates secretly for the corrupt system.
- DirectorRajat KapoorStarsVinay PathakKoel PurieNeil BhoopalamAt an anniversary party, Sohrab Handa is found dead, with his throat slit in the hall. As the investigation unravels, friendships are tested and secrets are revealed
- DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsSakura AndôEita NagayamaSoya KurokawaA mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.
- DirectorWim WendersStarsKôji YakushoTokio EmotoArisa NakanoHirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo, lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility. Some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself.
- DirectorAtul SabharwalStarsIshwak SinghAparshakti KhuranaRahul BoseNew Delhi, 1993, a deaf-mute alleged spy is arrested by the Bureau right before the Russian president visits India. A sign language expert is brought as an interpreter. As the mystery unfolds, the line between guilt and innocence blurs.
- DirectorPrasanna VithanageStarsRoshan MathewDarshana RajendranShyam FernandoAn Indian tourist couple arrive in the hill country of crisis ridden Sri Lanka to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary. But, when things take an unexpected turn, conflicts deepen revealing cracks in their relationship.
