Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) is back in the mountains again this 2022. After two consecutive years of going online due to the coronavirus, independent cinema is back for movie lovers across the country, who are ever so eager to devour good, alternative cinema in all its glory.
Now in its 11th year, DIFF has always focused on curating and reminding the local community and the film community at large, that cinema is more than just a medium, it’s a place that unites people.
So, if you are one of the many excited people who have packed their bags and left the noise of the cities aside, I have curated a list of titles that are worth checking out.
Here are 10 movies that you have to see at the 2022 Dharmshala Internationa Film Festival (DIFF):
1. Crescent Night
Having spent the prime of his life in prison for a murder committed to avenge his father, Modan finally returns home. Modan’s brother has prospered in his absence, which leads to animosity between the brothers and compels him to rebuild his life with his mother. He shifts into a decrepit home with his mother and marries a woman who has a child from a previous marriage. However, despite Modan’s attempts at putting the past behind him, his suppressed anger manifests itself in renewed violence.
In our review for Gurvinder Singh’s Adh Chanani Raat (Crescent Night), we said “In many ways, Adh Chanani Raat (Crescent Night) is a film pervaded with a shifty, fuming discomfort…
