Joram
18
Following a violent incident, Dasru (Manoj Bajpayee) and his wife escape rural Jharkhand to struggle in the big city. When they are recognised by Phulo Karma, a visiting tribal leader from their past, Dasru is forced to go on the run with his three-month-old baby, Joram, before deciding he must eventually return to his village to bargain for their lives with Phulo Karma. Cradling his baby in a makeshift sling and trying to avoid the police, Dasru makes it back to Jharkhand, where he is confronted by a reality that could lead to a brutal endgame. Powered by a spine chilling performance from Simta Tambe as the ice-blooded Phulo Karma.
Joram is a heart-thumping survival thriller with a hard political edge.
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“Recalling films as disparate as ‘North by Northwest’ and ‘Cairo Station’, this high-octane film, set across Jharkhand and Maharashtra, sees a man and his infant son on the run from shadowy, vengeful figures.”
Sight & Sound
“'Joram' is an excellent movie that works both as a gritty thriller and as a sociopolitical drama, and another testament to Makhija's prowess as a filmmaker.”
Asian Movie Pulse.com