Fire in the Mountains

Name: Fire in the Mountains
Genre: Drama
Released: May 20, 2022
Duration: 84 min
Cast: Chandan Bisht, Harshita Tiwari, Mayank Singh Jaira, Sonal Jha, Vinamrata Rai

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: May 20, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Chandan Bisht, Harshita Tiwari, Mayank Singh Jaira, Sonal Jha, Vinamrata Rai

Summary: A mother toils to save money to build a road in a Himalayan village to take her wheelchair-bound son for physiotherapy but her husband who believes that a shamanic ritual 'Jaagar' is the remedy, steals her savings.

Director: Ajitpal Singh

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 84 min

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A.O. Scott

May 19, 2022

Its criticisms of patriarchal authority, bureaucratic corruption and superstition in rural India are sharp and unsparing, but its political themes are embedded in a humanism that is at once expansive and specific. The characters don’t deliver a message; their lives are the message. Read full review

IndieWire Christian Blauvelt

Apr 28, 2022

Like “Pather Panchali” in the age of AirBnb and TikTok, Fire in the Mountains empathetically dramatizes the struggles that locals face in a place where tourists come to play. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Jul 20, 2022

India is a land at a cross-roads in terms of embracing modernization while preserving tradition. That’s particularly true in the nation’s rural areas, such as in the State of Uttarakhand in the country’s north, a beautiful region often compared to Switzerland with its mountainous HimalayanIndia is a land at a cross-roads in terms of embracing modernization while preserving tradition. That’s particularly true in the nation’s rural areas, such as in the State of Uttarakhand in the country’s north, a beautiful region often compared to Switzerland with its mountainous Himalayan backdrop. In the village of Munsiyari, a popular tourist spot for adventurous travelers, married couple Chandra and Dharam and their family run a home stay facility for visitors while supplementing their household income from various other sources. But it’s a hard life, given the rough terrain, the family’s domestic circumstances and the costs of living, most notably for the medical care of their paralyzed and withdrawn young son. The burden weighs especially heavily on Chandra as the responsible head of the household, a challenge constantly undermined by her abusive alcoholic husband, a rigid patriarchal culture, an inept government bureaucracy, condescending doctors and pervasive traditional religious practices that she believes border on foolish superstitions. Her efforts to manage affairs in the face of these often-oppressive hurdles while retaining her personal power combine for a powerful feminist manifesto, one designed to inspire those similarly situated. Director Ajitpal Singh’s debut feature delivers a decidedly strong statement, one that packs a punch and seldom holds anything back, making for a sometimes-difficult watch (sensitive viewers beware), thanks in large part to the authentically convincing lead performances of Vinamrata Rai and Chandan Bisht. Admittedly, some of the picture’s story threads don’t feel as fully fleshed out as they could have been, making it difficult at times to see exactly how everything connects, no doubt a shortcoming attributable to the film’s scant 84-minute runtime. Nevertheless, for a first-time outing, the filmmaker has laid down an otherwise-impressive and noteworthy cinematic gauntlet, an admirable start to what one can only hope will be a promising movie career.… Expand

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