Tope (film)
Tope (lit. 'The Bait') is a Bengali psychological drama film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta[1] and produced by Pawan Kanodia. The film is based on a same name short story of Narayan Gangopadhyay. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival[2] and was released on 5 May 2017[3] under the banner of Ava Film Productions Pvt. Ltd.[4]
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| Directed by | Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
| Produced by | Pawan Kanodia |
| Written by | Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
| Music by | Alokananda Dasgupta |
| Cinematography | Asim Bose |
| Edited by | Amitava Dasgupta |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
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| Language | Bengali |
Plot
The plot revolves around three parallel stories in the style of magic realism. There is an eccentric King of rural India who can go to any extent to fulfill his dreadful wishes. Munni, a teenage girl and tightrope walker, lives with her mother. Goja, the postman who lives in jungle and suffers from meaninglessness of life.[5][6]
Cast
- Ananya Chatterjee as Rekha
- Paoli Dam as Munni's mother
- Sudipto Chatterjee as King
- Kajol Kumari as Munni
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Goja
- Krishnendu Adhikari
- Eshika Dey
References
- Singh, Shiv Sahay (2016-01-03). "A film-maker in pursuit of creative unhappiness". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/buddhadev-film-tope-at-toronto-international-film-fest-116073000660_1.html
- Tope Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Tope by Times of India, retrieved 2020-07-25
- "'The Bait' ('Tope'): Film Review | TIFF 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- "Tope Review | Tope Bengali Movie Review by Rwita Datta". NOWRUNNING. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- Chowdhary, Devayush (2017-06-11). "Tope [2017]: A Lost Master". High On Films. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
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