The OTT scene is bustling again this week with brand new shows and movies. Sukanya Verma suggests what you can watch.
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Hindi
Dibakar Banerjee's long delayed drama is gathering accolades for its shrewd take on class and clout chronicling a bank executive and suspended cop on the run.
Kala
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Malayalam (with subtitles)
Death of a dog sparks off intense violence and conflict in the raging Kala, high on Tovino Thomas's uninhibited ferocity.
State Funeral
Where to watch? Mubi
Language: Russian (with subtitles)
Sergey Loznitsa's masterful use of archival footage recounts the overwhelming climate of grief around Josef Stalin's funeral as thousands gather and assert a leader's personality cult.
678
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Arabic (with subtitles)
Three women from different walks of life take on sexual harassment in Egypt in Mohamed Diab's riveting drama.
Aarkkariyam
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Malayalam (with subtitles)
A slow burn morality tale from Sanu John Varughese, Aarkkariyam is set amidst early pandemic wherein a man must weigh between his conscience and his needs.
Awaken
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Korean (with subtitles)
South Koreans are champions of the dark, suspenseful, genre. And cops investigating a series of murders, identical to the ones that took place nearly three decades ago, is right up their ally.
Another Round
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Danish (with subtitles)
It's happy hours round the clock as four friends and high school teachers decide to test out a theory where they must retain alcohol in their blood at all times. Another Round, which boasts of a superlative turn by leading man Mads Mikkelsen and one of the finest final scenes of the decade, won Best International Film at this year's Oscars.
99 Songs
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Available in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu
A R Rahman's lilting score and not so much his story writing skills are reason enough to watch this musical romance, also produced by the maestro.
Dithee
Where to watch? Sony Liv
Language: Marathi (with subtitles)
Director Sumitra Bhave's swansong adapts writer D B Mokashi's story Aata Amod Sunasi Ale to tell the poignant story of an ironsmith coping with the loss of his young son.
Army of Dead
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English
A bunch of living team up to retrieve millions from a vault situated in a strictly zombie zone. Fans of Zack Snyder's brand of excesses are likely to lap it up.
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