A poignant allegorical critique of capitalism from India’s burgeoning arthouse movement.

An elderly couple, Bhagole and Prabhata, return to their village with their son and two granddaughters. Having sold their land to try their luck in the city, they now only own their house and a bull.

Their son, Saharsh, secures a job at the local brick factory where workers are exploited and worked to the brink of death. Desperation seeps through the village, culminating in frequent tiger-related deaths which are compensated by the government.

Ultimately, Bhagole decides to sacrifice himself to secure the future of his family. When Prabhata finds her husband in the forest, they share one final night together reminiscing on a lifetime of love.

Despite all this pain, moments of beauty push through in director Jatla Siddartha’s poignant critique of capitalism. Siddartha’s cinematography produces stunning scenes, including cuts of a village play depicting Lord Vishnu’s arrival, a signal of hope like the lotus blossoms that rain down throughout.