Fire in the Mountains

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Fire in the Mountains

2022

1h 24m

Drama

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A mother toils to save money to build a road in a mountainous Himalayan village to take her son to physiotherapy. Yet her husband, who believes that a shamanic ritual is the remedy, stands in her way.

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A.O. Scott

New York Times

05/19/2022

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.

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Christian Blauvelt

IndieWire

02/23/2021

B

A mix of heavenly landscapes and desperate lives, Ajitpal Singh's debut feature is like if Apu in Pather Panchali had TikTok...

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

02/23/2021

Through the snapshot of one family, struggling to stay afloat, director Ajitpal Singh constructs a strident critique of globalized India...

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Manik Sharma

Firstpost

01/25/2024

A single woman tending to many challenges might be the anchor of Ajitpal Singh’s film, but it is really contextualised by the women who flank her.

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Lachmi Deb Roy

Firstpost

10/26/2023

The film has a very simple method of dealing with the story and show the sharp, observant eyes of the director who is not preachy and leaves it to the audience to decide...

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Poulomi Das

The Federal

06/13/2023

Fire in the Mountains, Ajitpal Singh’s gorgeous, startling debut feature, begins with a negotiation and ends with one. In between, desire, dread, and desperation coalesce to paint an evocative tapestry of protest art.

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A mother toils to save money to build a road in a mountainous Himalayan village to take her son to physiotherapy. Yet her husband, who believes that a shamanic ritual is the remedy, stands in her way.

Director: Ajitpal Singh
Producer: Alan McAlex, Ajay Rai
Screenwriter: Ajitpal Singh
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Jar Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): May 20, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 19, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.0K
Runtime: 1h 24m

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