Nocturnes

Name: Nocturnes
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 18, 2024
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 82

2024

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Grasshopper Film | Release Date: October 18, 2024 | Not Rated

Summary: In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe. Together, they are on an expedition to decode these nocturnal creatures in a remote ecological “hot spot” on the border of India and Bhutan.

Director: Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 82 min

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Siddhant Adlakha

Oct 18, 2024

Its meditative, hyper-fixated approach to process — as seen through the eyes of seasoned lepidopterists — proves so hypnotic that any appeals or augments the movie makes are deeply felt before they’re intellectually understood. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Oct 18, 2024

Time doesn’t stop in the world of Nocturnes, but in this introspective and captivating doc, a respite isn’t just possible, it’s imperative. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Oct 17, 2024

The moths remain a puzzle of data that awaits analysis. Dutta and Srinivasan’s understated approach shows research and nature in action without pretending to make a forest give up its secrets. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Oct 18, 2024

It’s in transporting viewers into the heart of this jungle, where the moths calibrate the ecosystem, that Nocturnes most its most compelling case for protecting these exquisite creatures and our planet. Read full review

Eli Friedberg

Oct 16, 2024

The film is uplifting in its understated optimism that understanding of the natural world driven by technology might accompany understanding of the divine. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Oct 25, 2024

The physical or visceral aspects of the movie might sink into your brain and change how you look at these creatures. It had that effect on me. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Dec 3, 2024

If you’re in the right headspace, the whole thing is quite entrancing. Still, it’s also an extremely rarefied sort of entertainment. Read full review

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