Product Description Shadow Kill (Nizhalkkuthu) – .com Exclusive A hangman in a southern Indian village who has spent his life carrying out politically motivated executions is now old and so wracked with guilt that he takes to heavy drinking and praying to the goddess Kali to forgive his sins.Veteran director Adoor Gopalakrishnan sets the film in 1941, the violent cusp of Indian independence, pitting Gandhian principles against the harsher traditions of punishment and retribution. The subtly nuanced performances bring the ever-present questions to bear on today's political debate."India's greatest living filmmaker." -Cleveland Institute of Art"Masterly, astounding...Diabolic precision!" -Cahiers du CinemaShadow Kill is an official selection of the prestigious, award-winning Global Lens Collection presented by the Global Film Initiative. In Hindi with English subtitles.When sold by .com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. .com's standard return policy will apply. Review Beautifully shot, visually rich... a picture-perfect set piece that entertains eternal questions of human responsibility and freedom. --Time Magazine (Asia)Diabolic precision on all counts- screenplay, photography, sound... an entirely astounding mind's fiction. --Cahiers Du CinemaExceptional Brilliance! A masterly and faithful depiction of human psyche. --Int'l Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI)
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