Tope (lit. 'The Bait') is a 2016 Indian Bengali-language psychological drama film directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta and produced by Pawan Kanodia.[1] The film is based on a same name short story of Narayan Gangopadhyay. The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival[2] and was released on 5 May 2017[3] under the banner of Ava Film Productions Pvt. Ltd.[4]
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| Directed by | Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
| Written by | Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
| Produced by | Pawan Kanodia |
| Cinematography | Asim Bose |
| Edited by | Amitava Dasgupta |
| Music by | Alokananda Dasgupta |
| Distributed by | Netflix |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
Plot
editThe plot revolves around three parallel stories in the style of magic realism. There is an eccentric King of rural India who can go to any extent to fulfill his dreadful wishes. Munni, a teenage girl and tightrope walker, lives with her mother. Goja, the postman who lives in jungle and suffers from meaninglessness of life.[5][6]
Cast
edit- Ananya Chatterjee as Rekha
- Paoli Dam as Munni's mother
- Sudipto Chatterjee as King
- Kajol Kumari as Munni
- Chandan Roy Sanyal as Goja
- Krishnendu Adhikari
- Eshika Dey
References
edit- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (3 January 2016). "A film-maker in pursuit of creative unhappiness". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Buddhadev film 'Tope' at Toronto International film fest". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Tope Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of Tope by Times of India, retrieved 25 July 2020
- ^ "'The Bait' ('Tope'): Film Review | TIFF 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Tope Review | Tope Bengali Movie Review by Rwita Datta". NOWRUNNING. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ Chowdhary, Devayush (11 June 2017). "Tope [2017]: A Lost Master". High On Films. Retrieved 26 July 2020.