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Tumbbad

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2018 | 113 min | Fantasy, Horror

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (87% on Rotten Tomatoes), it drew serious awards attention and it's still drawing plenty of interest, despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for horror fans and fantasy fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off
It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    87% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.6 out of 10

  • AwardsStrong

    20 wins and 22 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 468K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Rahi Anil Barve

  • Sohum ShahVinayak Rao
  • Mohammad SamadPandurang / Grandmother
  • Harsh K.Hastar
  • Jyoti MalsheVinayak's Mother
  • Dhundiraj Prabhakar JogalekarYoung Vinayak
  • Rudra SoniSadashiv
  • Madhav Hari JoshiSarkar
  • Piyush KaushikGrandmother Tree
  • Anita Date-KelkarVaidehi
  • Deepak DamleRaghav