Shadow Kill
2002 · Movie · 90 min · ★ 6.9
Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan probes profound questions of justice, morality, and the very nature of human consciousness through a complex psychological portrait of Kaliyappan (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), an alcoholic hangman in 1940s British India, who faces a deepening moral crisis as he grapples with feelings of guilt and remorse over the job he must do. Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Venice Film Festival, SHADOW KILL confronts the terrifying implications of what it means to take a human life in the name of so-called justice.
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Details
- Original title
- നിഴല്ക്കുത്ത്
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-09-07
- Language
- ML
- Runtime
- 90 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (8 votes)
Cast & crew
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
as Kaliyappan the executioner
Sukumari
as Marakatam
Narain
as Muthu
Murali
as Vasu
Nedumudi Venu
as Jailer
Vijayaraghavan
as Jailer
Jagathy Sreekumar
as Maharajah's Officer
Directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan