Indian director Anurag Kashyap’s two-part gangster epic left us stunned at its premiere in the Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight: equal parts Battles without Honor and Humanity and low key Martin Scorsese (his long-time editor, Thelma Schoonmaker edited Kashyap’s latest film). Part 2 to come!
The bloody conclusion of Indian director Anurag Kashyap’s gangster epic. Kashyap uses the expansive length of his saga to chart with a precipitating body count the labyrinthine, death-courting codes of honor and reprisals among his criminals. As engrossing as it is bloodthirsty.
Capturing the pulsating underbelly of Mumbai, this engaging cat-and-mouse thriller also offers a poetic essay on the manifold aspects of morality. Premiering at Cannes, this noir features Vijay Varma’s fantastic performance as a vulnerable, idealistic, newbie cop chasing a callous murderer.
