Review

Unfreedom: Blemished Light –“It’s the choice we make when we are the most cornered in life that defines who we are.” Raj Amit Kumar’s “Unfreedom” is a hard-hitting portrayal of the complexity being human. Powerful and well made, the film consists of superb performances. This film will make you squirm with anger, disgust and shock towards the inhuman society we live in...

UNFREEDOM. Director: Raj Amit Kumar.  Players: Victor Banerjee, Adil Hussain, Bhanu Uday, Preeti Gupta, Bhavani Lee. English and Hindi with Eng. sub-titles. (Dark Frames). Releasing May 29 (Dark Frames Studio). Extreme viewer discretion advised. First-time filmmaker Kumar’s debut work Unfreedom marches to the beat of a very different drum. Banned in Kumar’s native Ind...

Blemished Light is like a velociraptor. "Come again?" Remember Jurassic Park?  Dr. Grant tells this kid that velociraptor's are smart, that they hunt in packs.  One raptor will distract the prey from the front, but the attack doesn't come from the front:  it comes from the raptors that had been hidden on the sides. We see this in the film No Country For Old Men.  The d...

The Indian subcontinent is a fractious, factionalized region, but the criminalization of homosexuality is an unfortunate constant. Of course, there are violent extremists who seek to further impose their strict Islamist agenda on those they deem unbelievers or apostates. In his split narrative following a closeted lesbian’s desperate attempt to find love and a Muslim terror...

Blemished Light, a thoughtful and provocative Indian thriller written, produced and directed by Raj Amit Kumar, will be having a special preview in North America at the upcoming Portland Film Festival on Saturday, August 30th with a Midnight Screening at the Mission Street Theater. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased through Cascad...

In New York, an angry and violent MohammedHusain (Bhanu Uday) arrives imprisoned by his past. His mission is to kidnap and kill a peaceful Muslim scholar, Fareed Rahmani (Victor Banerjee). On the other side of the world in New Delhi, Leela Singh (Preeti Gupta) is a homosexual girl who kidnaps her bisexual lover, Sakhi (Bhavani Lee), intending to marry her and live happily ev...