45 years is a 2015 british romantic drama film directed and written by andrew haigh .

the film is based on the short story " in another country " by david constantine .

the film was screened in the main competition section of the 65th berlin international film festival .

charlotte rampling won the silver bear for best actress and tom courtenay won the silver bear for best actor .

at the 88th academy awards , rampling received a nomination for best actress in a leading role .

it was selected to be screened in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival and also screened at the 2015 telluride festival .

it was released in the united kingdom on 28 august 2015 .

the film was released in the united states by sundance selects on 23 december 2015 .

45 years

breathing space… tom courtenay and charlotte rampling as geoff and kate in 45 years .
tom courtenay and charlotte rampling play a long - married couple in 45 years .
the case against b . f . skinner 45 years later : an encounter with n . chomsky
it faced competition from 45 years , high - rise and the lobster , which were also shortlisted .
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daringly unsentimental ,
45 years
makes a persuasive case that marriage demands not only patience , but guts .
on the jury grid , 45 years secured a rare ‘four star’ score from screen’s hard to please critic dan fainaru .
the editor’s award went to 45 years , while playwright , screenwriter , actor and author alan bennett was recognised for his contribution to film .
45 years is a british relationship drama about a secret which is uncovered the week leading up to a couple ' s 45th wedding anniversary .
summary 45 years is a british relationship drama about a secret which is uncovered the week leading up to a couple ' s 45th wedding anniversary .
“45 years” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . brutal regret . running time : 1 hour 35 minutes .
“love & mercy” star paul danon and “the revenant’s” leonardo dicaprio shared the best actor prize , while charlotte rampling won best actress for “45 years . ”
andrew haigh’s ' 45 years ' is a tightly woven and expertly conceived adaptation . the performances are outstanding and the film raises a number of uncomfortable questions .
written and directed by andrew haigh , 45 years explores the consequences of the choices we make in our youth—and the choices we didn’t make . with a stunning performance from charlotte rampling that manages to haunt you while you watch the film , 45 years stands as one of the very best films of 2015 . 1
in the beautifully acted drama
45 years ,
a marriage lives and dies ; we watch its agonized struggle , like a butterfly impaled on a pin .
the top prize at the edinburgh international film festival , the michael powell award for best british feature film , has gone to 45 years , directed by andrew haigh .
director of the year todd haynes , “carol” andrew haigh , “45 years” george miller , “mad max : fury road” ridley scott , “the martian” alejandro g . inarritu , “the revenant”
george miller earned best director for mad max : fury road , while michael fassbender and charlotte rampling prevailed in the alead acting categories for steve jobs and 45 years , respectively .
andrew haigh’s 45 years has topped the screen jury grid at this year’s berlin film festival ( feb 5 - 15 ) , scoring 3 . 4 out of a possible 4 .
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of course , despite having published several volumes of poetry and short stories and one previous novel , constantine has never experienced anything like the recognition he is receiving for inspiring 45 years .
how many great movies could be written across the enigmatic , profound face of charlotte rampling ? hundreds ? thousands ? at any rate , andrew haigh ' s 45 years is one of them .
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45 years exposes the paradoxical balance of the successful marriage , one that requires a sentimental suspension of disbelief on the one hand and a hard - headed ability to deal with the everyday on the other .
andresen j . skinner and chomsky 30 years later or : the return of the repressed .
the nsfc also hailed michael b . jordan as the year’s best actor for portraying the title role in creed , and charlotte rampling was tapped as best actress for her performance as a long - married wife in 45 years .
even love that seems built to last might rest on a fragile foundation , a painful truth borne out to subtly devastating effect in andrew haigh’s 45 years . in this delicately calibrated drama—featuring charlotte rampling and tom courtenay as kate a…
in the film acting categories , for best performance of the year by an actress , nominees included both cate blanchett and rooney mara from carol , brie larson from room , charlotte rampling from 45 years and saoirse ronan from brooklyn .
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you know the article in vogue with the headline that says
45 years will haunt you long after the credits roll
well yeap it ' s the morning after , i am still haunted by kate ' s face and her devastation .
also in common with amour is the fact that it’s practically a two - hander , and stars two veteran actors in their senior years . where amour deals with love’s unbreakable bond , 45 years , alternately tells a story about how the seed of mistrust , once planted , is difficult to keep from springing forth , and threatens just such a union .
in late 2016 , i was commissioned by the criterion collection to photograph the cover and interiors for the edition of andrew haigh’s masterful 45 years . i’m a photographer and artist based in the uk , and i had first worked with criterion last apr…
malnourished children , particularly those with severe acute malnutrition , have a higher risk of death from common childhood illness such as diarrhoea , pneumonia , and malaria . nutrition - related factors contribute to about 45 % of deaths in children under 5 years of age .
45 years may be annoyingly precise in its execution , but it ' s nuanced enough that it doesn ' t always matter , skillfully evoking literary antecedents like james joyce ' s the dead and virginia woolf ' s mrs . dalloway without being too fussy about it .
45 years ’ fleshed - out plot stays faithful to constantine’s fictional interpretation of these real - life events : painting a similarly haunting portrait of the marriage of the mercers , a comfortably - off childless couple , in the five days leading up to their 45th wedding anniversary celebrations .
but the first day can still be plenty enriching , as evidenced by one of thursday’s biggest draws , 45 years , a favorite in berlin this winter . written and directed by andrew haigh , of weekend and looking fame , 45 years is a quiet , deceptively simple story of an older couple , rendered in finely detailed performances by charlotte rampling and tom courtenay , contemplating their titular anniversary as a ghost from the past comes wafting up through the floorboards . haigh is a delicate filmmaker , averse to chunky scenes of emotional exposition or thematic telegraphing , but 45 years fairly quickly gets into the meat of its story , unsettling the semi - rural serenity enjoyed by kate and jeff , a childless couple in their late 60s and mid - 70s , respectively . a few days before his and kate’s big anniversary party , jeff receives word that the body of an old love of his , who died in a hiking accident in the alps , has , 50 years later , finally been found .
in early old age ( 65 - 75 years ) , there may be a modest increase of physical activity , in an attempt to fill free time resulting from retirement ( 8 ) . by middle old age ( 75 - 85 years ) , many people have developed some physical disability , and in the final stage ( very old age , over 85 years ) they become totally dependent . a typical expectation is of 8 - 10 years of partial disability , and a year of total dependency ( 5 ) .
leading causes of death in children under - 5 years are preterm birth complications , pneumonia , birth asphyxia , diarrhoea and malaria .
45 years also picked up a further award for best performance in a british feature film for rampling , which she shared with veteran scottish actor james cosmo . cosmo won for playing a retired boxer in the pyramid texts , directed by ludwig and paul shammasian , in which he acted virtually singlehandedly .
the organization also listed its top ten films of the year in alphabetical order : “45 years , ” “the big short , ” “bridge of spies , ” “brooklyn , ” “carol , ” “max max : fury road , ” “sicario , ” “ spotlight , ” “steve jobs” and “trumbo . ”
the most talked about film of the week sounds an unsettling choice for bank holiday viewing : focusing , as 45 years does , on the silently crumbling relationship between a supposedly happily - married couple , after the body of his first love is found , preserved in ice for half a century .
every once in a while a film comes along that is so natural , so real , that you forget that you’re watching a film , but rather become the proverbial fly - on - the - wall . heneke’s heartbreaking amour is a recent example . 45 years is just such a film .
in a way , the filmmakers of 45 years used this dynamic of the holistic thinker in a timelock to act as a sort of meta - analysis of her life . so unprepared for this moment was she , that kate had no other alternative than to play into her own personal tragedy .
but above all he has taken the woman’s part . in the story mrs mercer is mean - minded and unimaginative and all our sympathies are invited for mr mercer’s anguish . contrariwise , 45 years is kate’s story . it is in the best sense a woman’s film , albeit made by a man .
in citing it as its unanimous choice for the award , the jury ( which was chaired by la times critic kenneth turan ) said 45 years was “a quietly explosive film which represents classic film - making at its best . . . a measured yet provocative film , a masterclass in understated acting . ”
years since i read a word of german , he said . funny how it starts coming back to you when you see it again .
brie larson was voted best actress for room . next in the voting were cate blanchett for carol ( 2 ) , saoirse ronan for brooklyn ( 3 ) , charlotte rampling for 45 years ( 4 ) and a tie between charlie theron for mad max : fury road and carey mulligan for suffragette ( 5 ) .
other films heading to the awards with multiple nods include justin kurzel’s adaptation of macbeth ( six nominations , including best actor for michael fassbender ) , andrew haigh’s drama 45 years ( six , with one for charlotte rampling in the best actress category ) and alex garland’s sci - fi thriller ex machina ( five ) .
young adulthood typically covers the period from 20 - 35 years of age , when both biological function and physical performance reach their peak . during young middle - age ( 35 - 45 years ) , physical activity usually wanes , with a 5 - 10 kg accumulation of body fat . active pursuits may be shared with a growing family , but it becomes less important to impress either an employer or persons of the opposite sex with physical appearance and performance . during later middle - age ( 45 - 65 years ) , women reach the menopause , and men also substantially reduce their output of sex hormones . career opportunities have commonly peaked , and a larger disposable income often allows energy demanding domestic tasks to be deputed to service contractors . the decline in physical condition thus continues and may accelerate .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
5 . 6 million children under the age of 5 years died in 2016 . this translates into 15 000 under - five deaths per day .
throughout 45 years , pop songs , heard on muted radios , provide bitterly ironic commentary — i only want to be with you by dusty springfield , for example , while kate snappishly turns off young girl by the union gap . the film plays out , almost unbearably , to the full extent of the moody blues’ go now , though .
45 years
speaks of the hazards of coming to terms with aging , but also of the hazards of the ghosts of a partner ' s unfinished emotional business . the film features a week in the lives of kate ( charlotte rampling ) , a retired teacher , and goeff ( tom courtenay ) , a retired manager of an engineering company , as the couple prepares for their 45th anniversary celebration . ( their celebration of 40 years of marriage had been abruptly cancelled because geoff required coronary bypass surgery . )
the director of 45 years is andrew haigh , only 42 himself , whose first feature , greek pete ( 2009 ) was about a year in the life of a london rent boy , debuting at the london lesbian and gay film festival . his second , the much admired weekend ( 2011 ) , was about two men in their twenties meeting in a gay bar in brighton and spending the weekend together , becoming tentative lovers despite one of them being about to head off to the states for a couple of years .
there are shades of mike leigh here , that great chronicler of quotidian british life , but haigh , who is only in his early 40s , lacks some crucial bit of leigh’s maturity and wisdom . 45 years gets many things right , in all its sharply calibrated intimacy , but by the shivery final scene , some of the alluring mystery of the film is lost . the film is best when it’s trading in ambiguity , but haigh chooses to end the film with something approaching definitive . ( as definitive as this murky , withholding film gets , anyway . ) haigh is ultimately too eager to answer his many provocative questions , which , as 45 years shows us in its strongest moments , is not always how life works .
this last one is particularly interesting as it represents the dynamics of narrative at work in 45 years . kate is a married woman who continues to maintain the balance in her marriage even as she becomes more and more aware of her husband’s hidden past . in addition , she faces the deadline of their 45th wedding anniversary set to take place at the end of the week .
strength peaks around 25 years of age , plateaus through 35 or 40 years of age , and then shows an accelerating decline , with 25 % loss of peak force by the age of 65 years . muscle mass decreases , apparently with a selective loss in the cross - section if not the numbers of type ii fibers . it is unclear whether there is a general hypotrophy of skeletal muscle , or a selective hypoplasia and degeneration of type ii fibers , associated with a loss of nerve terminal sprouting .
holidaying in france some 15 years ago , constantine heard of the discovery of a twenty - something mountaineer who had fallen down a glacial crevasse in chamonix in the 1930s .
written by haigh and david constantine , 45 years stars charlotte rampling and tom courtenay as a married couple whose relationship is thrown into turmoil on the eve of their 45th wedding anniversary . described by guardian critic peter bradshaw as “a wonderfully acted minor - key study in anxiety and regret” , it is haigh’s third feature . previous winners include penny woolcock’s one mile away , duncan jones’ moon and anton corbijn’s control .
but that was in another country , / and besides , the wench is dead . ” after a silent start , 45 years , the most devastating portrait of a long marriage hollow at its heart , accompanies its sober opening credits with an instantly recognisable sound , the whirring and clicking through of photographic slides in a projector : a sound that only later will we know as the herald of terminal revelation .
as the film begins , geoff and kate are planning a big party for their wedding anniversary . from a distance , and perhaps to their friends , they seem to fit the profile of the archetypal old married couple , comfortable with each other’s flaws and tangled in each other’s habits . 45 years immediately and skillfully establishes the pair’s peaceful , august - years lifestyle—walks to town and through nature , doting on the dog—while also immediately destroying that illusion of total contentment with the arrival of the letter . building to the impending celebration , 45 years counts off days of the week , not unlike a more literal ghost story , the shinin g . over this brief time frame , geoff will become more and more withdrawn , disappearing into his memories . kate , meanwhile , does what the heroine of any actual spectral mystery does : she begins poking around in the past , discovering not just the traits she shares with the woman she effectively “replaced , ” but also the numerous hints of said woman’s presence throughout their home .
but
45 years
is also a story of how couples can be blind to each other ' s truths , once finally recognized . when geoff toasts his wife and weeps , kate is sure he is weeping for his lost love and that she remains but a convenient replacement . sadly , this couple ' s inability to confront truths earlier has make it impossible for kate to see that the tears are really because geoff sees his unfairness to her and the pain he has inflicted through the years . he sees finally that kate has always been his deepest love . his regrets are authentic and profound .
make no mistake . “45 years” is no polite tea - and - toast domestic drama , even if the central ( and virtually only ) characters onscreen are a childless retired couple , kate and geoff ( played by the beyond - superb charlotte rampling and tom courtenay ) . their marital contentment among the green pastures of the english countryside will soon be disrupted when an unexpected letter arrives a week before their wedding anniversary party .
following his youthful gay - themed films “greek pete” and “weekend , ” and hbo’s “looking , ” british writer - director andrew haigh ventures onto fresh ground with his maturely assured third feature , “45 years . ” depicting a retired rural norfolk couple questioning their relationship in the run - up to their titular wedding anniversary , this admirable berlin competition entry will inevitably draw comparisons , at least for its somewhat privileged milieu , with [ … ]
in his previous feature , the wondrous “weekend , ” mr . haigh showed how a brief sexual encounter between two young men could contain a lifetime’s worth of feeling . after 48 hours together , the lovers had somehow arrived at a complete and perfect knowledge of one another . “45 years” points its inquiry into the ways of love in the opposite direction , and suggests that even after decades together , two people can remain perfect strangers .
the movie just made me feel lost and bored . like i get they ' ve been together forever ( 45 years ) and we ' re supposed to be sad that his past is ruining their present but i just didn ' t care . the movie to me was geoff ( the husband ) still obsesses over his young love ( katya ) who died tragically 50 years ago and his wife ( kate ) gets upset . she snoops around and finds out katya was pregnant during the incident . . . . . . . then they dont solve anything , they reinforce that their marriage was a facade , and the movie ends .
missing out in the best film and director races , but scoring writing and acting nods , are a pair of british entries that performed well with bifa earlier this week : andrew haigh’s “45 years” and alex garland’s “ex machina , ” for which swedish star alicia vikander received a best actress nod . bifa preferred her in the efa - ineligible “the danish girl” ; between the two films , vikander looks set for a busy red - carpet season .
the british writer - director andrew haigh came to wide attention with his 2011 film weekend , about a one - night stand between two men that potentially marks the start of a more serious relationship . based on a short story by david constantine , haigh ' s follow - up , 45 years , is almost a mirror reflection of its predecessor : the main characters have spent most of their lives together , yet remain further from true intimacy than either might think .
and as for the notion of becoming famous in his 71st year for something he wrote nearly 15 years ago , well , he accepts with a shrug , the past will always hold the capacity to surprise .
in 45 years it is the letter received from switzerland and the conflict involved in figuring out what to do about katya ( story driver : action , story goal : conceptualizing , overall story problem : inequity ) . subtle manipulations , dysfunctional interactions with friends and co - workers , and the tender balance employed as kate plans out their 45th wedding anniversary with event planners assume the brunt of conflict within this throughline ( overall story throughline : psychology , overall story concern : conceptualizing ) .
45 years has the clarity of outline you might find in a film from germany or scandinavia : the action unfolds over a week , with intertitles marking each new day . through the repetition of mundane events – strolls , cigarette breaks , shopping trips – haigh builds up a picture of the couple ' s life and of how things stand between them . for instance , we see that kate handles most of the practical tasks of the household , including preparing for the anniversary party planned for the weekend .
the terrifying persistence of the past is the theme , and the tendency of the past to seem so much more real and more vivid than anything in the present . the repressed returns – and makes the repressor look weak . this is the second time i have seen 45 years since it made its bow at the berlin film festival earlier this year , and it has grown in my mind , a commanding , contemplative movie from director andrew haigh , adapted by him from a short story by david constantine .
the calcium loss can begin as early as 30 years , and in women the process accelerates for some 5 years around the menopause . in later old age , the bones become so weak that a mild fall , a bout of coughing , or even a vigorous muscle contraction can cause a
pathological
fracture . a fracture of the hip quite commonly initiates irreversible bed rest and death . a deterioration of the vertebrae also contributes to senile kyphosis .
modestly paced , carefully composed and emotionally curbed though it may be , “45 years” is permitted a major element of dramatic underpinning . genial geoff mercer ( tom courtenay ) receives a letter that sets his mind racing : the body of his ex - fiancee , katya , who disappeared into a crevasse while the pair were on a swiss walking holiday in 1962 , has been revealed inside a melting glacier . since geoff had been marked as next of kin on her death certificate , will he come to switzerland to identify the corpse ?
while british stories featuring characters of retirement age , such as “the best exotic marigold hotel” and “quartet , ” are resonating with large audiences at home and abroad , “45 years” shirks many of the pandering pleasures that have helped define the genre . and lacking any of the cast members that have proved consistent winners with this market — rich assets maggie smith , judi dench and helen mirren — haigh’s compassionate but hardly sentimental film is more likely to reside within an arthouse niche . strong critical approbation will be needed to break it out very far .
the last shot of “45 years , ” andrew haigh’s sensitive and devastating portrait of a long , happy marriage in sudden crisis , is one such frozen moment . everything is paused , suspended in curious limbo . a wife — i’m treading cautiously to avoid revealing too much — looks at her husband as if seeing him for the first time , as if seized by a sudden and unwelcome new understanding . what will she do with her knowledge ? we may think we’ve reached the end of the story , but maybe this is just the beginning .
inside out was already on the best animated feature , so why then you guys had to put it in the best picture too ? you could have nominated another movie – steve jobs ( c’mon , the box office means nothing ! ) or 45 years . also the performances from both rooney mara and alicia vikander are clearly not supporting , you all missed a opportunit to nominate others two actresses today . except for these two things , i loved the list . mad max , the martian , carol , brooklyn , ex machina… hope to see the others soon 🙂
this is not the average domestic drama . movies about marriage can be bitter and / or perceptive , but it’s rare to stumble upon one that presents a situation as complicated as geoff and kate’s , where what appears to have been a long , fulfilling relationship is reframed by uncomfortable new information . a small film of big insights , heavy on dialogue but light on speeches , 45 years often seems closer in spirit to a ghost story : nothing goes “boo” or rearranges the furniture , but there’s a unmissable sense that we’re watching two people haunted by a specter from another lifetime .
first established in 1973 , the london evening standard film awards are the only ones that celebrate british and irish talent in cinema which are judged by a panel of top uk critics . their record over the years of spotting rising stars has been pretty remarkable .
as the drama begins , kate and geoff are organising a huge party to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary . earlier preparations for a 40th anniversary bash were cancelled because of a medical crisis that may or may not have had a psychosomatic element , and from the first there seems something ominously contingent and wrong about the number 45 .
where 45 years is staid , victoria , another standout from berlin , is sleek and showy . the film , from director sebastian schipper , has an insane hook : it’s a two - hour - and - 20 - minute film , about a bank heist gone wrong , all shot in one take . which is technically dazzling , a mind - boggling feat of planning and ingenuity . schipper , and cinematographer sturla brandth grøvlen , have pulled off something marvelous , it’s just a shame that their prodigious technical work is muddied by plot contrivances and a lopsided , at times nonsensical emotional arc .
“45 years” is far from a supernatural melodrama , but mr . haigh allows the spookier implications of the story to hover around the edges . geoff and kate are rational , practical - minded people . the news about katya comes into their house like a visitation from another dimension of experience , a reminder of the uncanny , irrational power of memory and desire . mr . courtenay , a naturally demonstrative actor , registers a convincing blend of longing , confusion and shame . ms . rampling , a stiller , deeper - running pool , conveys emotions so strange and intense that they don’t quite have names .
this topic is still of great interest to behavioral and nonbehavioral readers . this interest can be inferred from the number of references and articles devoted to this subject . a search in psycinfo , with the terms “chomsky” and “skinner , ” identified 340 results for the years 1996 to 2005 and 72 for the years 1966 to 1995 . these findings suggest the unresolved nature of this polemic and the merit of further elaboration on this topic . this interview clearly portrays chomsky ' s current views on behaviorism when confronted with recent developments in behavior analysis . it highlights and provides significant detail of chomsky ' s account of the circumstances surrounding the publication of his revision . this interview is the result of 2 years of contact with chomsky , and it is the first in its subject area conducted by a behavioral interviewer .
first published in 2001 in literary magazine , the reader , and later in a collection of short stories , in another country first came to the attention of cult director andrew haigh a few years ago , who sent word he wanted to turn it into a film .
an appropriately graded aerobic training program can augment the aerobic power of 65 year old subjects by as much as 10 ml . kg - 1 . min - 1 over a 3 month period , effectively reducing the biological age of the oxygen transporting system by 20 years . a lack of aerobic power thus should not limit the independence of a well - trained , active individual unless she or he survives to the unlikely age of 100 years . aerobic training eliminates premature disability , but has little influence on survival beyond the age of 80 years . rather , it induces a
squaring
of morbidity and mortality curves , so that good health is preserved until shortly before death ( 4 ) . activity patterns in late middle age are quite strong predictors of the likelihood of dependency as a senior ( 11 ) .
in terms of filmmaking skill , 45 years is a decided advance on weekend , yet it feels less original , and not only because the subject is a heterosexual couple instead of a gay one . indeed , it ' s hard to say how much difference this really makes : while we ' re asked to ponder how far the gap between geoff and kate reflects broader differences between men and women , haigh arrives at no firm conclusion . more significant is the way that both hide their emotions beneath a facade of stoic respectability , as many heroes and heroines of british cinema have done since the days of brief encounter .
above all , “45 years” is a drama of quiet restraint . the camera observes while kate takes her dog max for walks in the misty autumnal countryside , goes for excursions “into town” ( norwich ) , or joins friends on a riverboat trip in the norfolk broads — the scars left after the occupying romans dug for peat are a neat echo of both the deadly swiss crevasse and the fissure opening in the mercers’ marriage . at home , the couple enjoy an intimate moment as they dance to an old favorite ( “stagger lee” by lloyd price ) and then attempt to rekindle their sex life . it’s a touching and very believable depiction .
45 years is based on a 12 - page short story by david constantine called in another country and to read it is to realise how radically , how thoughtfully , haigh has revised the drama . he has moved it from wales to norfolk ( perhaps influenced by norfolk - favouring producer tristan goligher ) and moved the couple up the social scale a little . he has added the anniversary party subplot ( a complete inversion of all those romcoms that climax in all - singing and dancing joyousness , mamma mia ! upwards ) . he has lowered the characters’ ages from their eighties to their late sixties to make it more contemporary and change more possible .
seventy years on , the retreating ice released its hold on the guide’s body , which the son he had fathered before his death was taken to identify . the shocking sight of his father - perfectly preserved in his prime , while he himself approached his eighties - tipped the son towards insanity .
the london critics’ circle today announced the nominations for their 36th annual film awards — and while there’s a certain british accent to the roster , their choices largely confirm the critical favorites anointed by their u . s . counterparts . todd haynes’ “ carol ” leads the field with seven nominations , including film and director of the year , plus a pair of leading actress bids for cate blanchett and rooney mara . close behind , with six nods , is another intimate two - hander : in addition to citations for veteran stars charlotte rampling and tom courtenay , andrew haigh’s homegrown “ 45 years ” is mentioned for film , british / irish film and director of the year .
kate’s inability to see the deadline of her own life ties into her most personal of issues . she was so busy balancing out the most important relationship in her life throughout all these years that she failed to take time to do those things that truly make her happy . like playing the piano .
like the final shot of the long good friday , which lingers upon bob hoskins’s face as he revisits the events that brought him to this sorry pass , 45 years shows us the past materialising in the expressions of those trapped in the present , staring into an uncertain future . as geoff and kate dance to the platters’ plaintive smoke gets in your eyes , we see their history laid bare , well - rehearsed moves made unfamiliar , embraces separated by distance – physical and temporal . viewers will decide for themselves what the film’s parting shot means ( another hanekean trope ) , but i suspect most will agree about the haunting quality of this deceptively simple and richly disorienting glance into the abyss .
following his youthful gay - themed films “greek pete” and “weekend , ” and hbo’s “looking , ” british writer - director andrew haigh ventures onto fresh ground with his maturely assured third feature , “45 years . ” depicting a retired rural norfolk couple questioning their relationship in the run - up to their titular wedding anniversary , this admirable berlin competition entry will inevitably draw comparisons , at least for its somewhat privileged milieu , with the english middle - class dramas of joanna hogg ( “archipelago” ) . and by arriving so soon after guy myhill’s venice entry “the goob” and martin radich’s rotterdam premiere “norfolk , ” it also completes a surely coincidental trilogy of current british indie features set in england’s flattest county .
from the kaleidoscopic shards of this slender story , haigh , who describes 45 years as a “companion piece” to 2011’s affectionate weekend , wrings a tale of remarkable complexity , depth and darkness . while accepting that she can hardly resent a relationship that happened before they met , rampling’s watchful kate struggles to make sense of her childless marriage in the new knowledge of this perfectly preserved interloper . as for courtenay’s bamboozled geoff , the discovery of katya’s body turns him into a man out of time ( “she looks like she did in 1962 and i look like this ” ) , his spirit spiralling back toward distant youth , his memories clearer and more vivid than his foggy - eyed vision of the present .
i first saw 45 years at the berlin film festival , where rampling deservedly won the silver bear for best actress , and praised it highly , rating it at four stars . on seeing it again , i realise i undervalued it nonetheless , finding it , perhaps because of that context , just all a bit too english in comparison to michael haneke’s masterpiece about late marriage , amour ( it’s true , there are a few overwritten alan bennetty moments , such as geoff boring on about fixing a broken ballcock ) . moreover , i thought rampling simply outshone courtenay , whereas his mutedness and churlishness is actually necessary to his part , a great performance of vulnerability too , equally deserving of his silver bear .
additionally , three identical strangers , the incredible true story of three triplets separated at birth and reunited years later , received the audience award for documentary , while two short films tied for audience award honors : runner , written and directed by chicago - based filmmaker clare cooney , and we forgot to break up .
this is the scene i recalled at the opening moments of
45 years ,
the intense film directed by andrew haigh about a couple and their lives in a village in the english countryside . it is not to be missed , except by those faint of heart or those who have no patience with slow , but brilliant character development . here one finds the same foreboding sense of grey found in bergman ' s marital examination . yes , the grey is a matter of age , but far more , a matter of a malignant secret and its marital impact . ( spoiler alert : to develop this perspective , i will discuss plot development . what i see , however , as the pivotal turning point of the film is omitted . )
the source material is david constantine’s enigmatic short story in another country , in which an ageing married man receives a letter telling him that the body of his previous girlfriend has been found , perfectly preserved in the ice of the alps where she fell 50 years ago . this news gets a chilly reception from his wife , who is alarmed by the frozen spectre of a former love . “into the little room came a rush of ghosts , ” writes constantine , the vision of “my katya” , who has aged not a day since her death , creating an icy fracture as tangible as that into which the poor soul tripped and fell all those years ago .
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it seems very odd to say that i would prefer to watch a conventional love story after viewing this film , but i whole - heartedly believe that . this is a very frustrating picture .
45 years
follows an elderly couple about to celebrate their forty - fifth wedding anniversary , and while they are deeply in love , what comes into their lives is devastating for one of them . as a story is uncovered about a past lover , geoff begins to recall everything they did together before he married his current wife . explaining his past to her , emotions being to fly and the performances are what drive the rest of the film . aside from great direction , a brilliant cast in charlotte rampling and tom courtenay , and dialogue that will have you believing what is being presented , this film feels a little unfinished . i do understand the praise around this film , but by the end , i felt myself wanting so much more , and most reviews do not touch on that . this couple is about to reach the peak of the their marriage and everything in the last frame was off for me . it was trying to give a huge emotionally payoff , but i was left empty and wanting to understand their feelings . that is the main plot of the story , and i do not feel it was explored enough . in he end ,
45 years
flows at a good pace and it ' s 97 minutes running time is the perfect length for this story . it is a nice watch , but nothing more .
the defining decision of the mercers’ relationship — the fact that they opted not to have children , and thus now have no family at all in their lives — is barely alluded to by the couple , as is reasonable in a weeklong snapshot of a 45 - year marriage . this childless state serves the drama , raising the stakes of the couple’s interdependence and mutual absorption , while offering no natural outlet for kate’s pressure - cooker feelings .
kate and geoff mercer are planning to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary with dozens of friends . the event is to take place soon in the community hall of norwich , the town near which they live . a week before the party , geoff receives a letter which , although he tries to hide it , obviously troubles him . when his wife asks him what is going on , geoff tells her that the body of katya , his first great love who disappeared fifty years before in the alps , has just been found in a melting glacier . from then on , geoff starts behaving more and more strangely and for the first time after so many years kate asks herself who the man she married so long ago really is .
it is hard to empathize with someone faced with a problem they don’t see . holistic thinkers don’t see time the same way linear thinkers do . time is fluid to them ; seven days came seem like seven seconds , or seven years . so how then can one justify the overwhelmingly positive critical response to the film and a 97 % rating on rotten tomatoes ?
preterm birth , intrapartum - related complications ( birth asphyxia or lack of breathing at birth ) , and infections cause most neonatal deaths . from the end of the neonatal period and through the first 5 years of life , the main causes of death are pneumonia , diarrhoea and malaria . malnutrition is the underlying contributing factor , making children more vulnerable to severe diseases .
kate ( charlotte rampling ) and geoff ( tom courtenay ) are norfolk retirees awaiting their 45th wedding anniversary . their lives are cosy and seemingly content – until the past rises to the surface , in a strangely literal sense . years before the two met , we ' re told , geoff was involved with a german woman , katia , who died in a hiking accident .
kate and geoff mercer are planning to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary with dozens of friends . the event is to take place soon in the community hall of norwich , the town near which they live . a week before the party , geoff receives a letter which , although he tries to hide it , obviously troubles him . when his wife asks him what is going on , geoff tells her that the body of katya , his first great love who disappeared fifty years before in the alps , has just been found in a melting glacier . from then on , geoff starts behaving more and more strangely and for the first time after so many years kate asks herself who the man she married so long ago really is . written by guy bellinger
the film is exceptionally beautifully and tactfully photographed , serving this wrenching story calmly and even peacefully . and the casting is tremendous . we all know that rampling is great , so formidable and stern , yet implying such depth of feeling and eroticism , hardly any the less now that she is 69 . but what makes this film work so specially is our constant awareness of both her and tom courtenay , now 78 , as having been such icons of youth in their day , a bit more than 45 years ago , as it happens . rampling was 20 when she burst into film in georgy girl in 1966 , while courtenay was still in his twenties too in the loneliness of the long distance runner ( 1962 ) and billy liar ( 1963 ) . we’re always aware of what they were as we look at what they are , handsome as they may be in old age . these are brave acknowledgements .
looked at one way , the most significant character in 45 years hasn’t a single line of dialogue , appears only in still photographs , and died a half - century before the events of the film . her name is katya , and she was young and beautiful when she plummeted to her demise in the swiss alps . geoff ( tom courtenay ) , the man she was with when she fell , hasn’t mentioned her since he married kate ( charlotte rampling ) , his wife of four - and - a - half decades , not long after the tragedy . but mere minutes into the film , a letter arrives , like an intruder from the past : a body has been discovered , perfectly preserved in the ice . and for the 90 minutes that follow , geoff and kate will do little else but talk about or around katya . she is the elephant in every room of their cozy norfolk home .
injuries ( including road traffic injuries , drowning , burns , and falls ) rank among the top causes of death and lifelong disability among children aged 5 - 14 years . the patterns of death in older children and adolescents reflect the underlying risk profiles of the age groups , with a shift away from infectious diseases of childhood and towards accidents and injuries , notably drowning and road traffic injuries for older children and adolescents .
it’s the start of the week in which the couple are preparing for their 45th wedding anniversary party , their 40th having been put off when geoff needed a heart bypass . the film takes us through that week , day by day , each starting with an expansive view of the misty east anglian landscape , while at the same time reaching right back over the years — this being a study in time , how it makes us what we are and how it ruins us .
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considering what is contained in that missive , the situation that rocks their world is akin to when glenn close ’s stalker in “ fatal attraction ” shockingly bursts out of the water with knife at the ready after presumably drowning in a bathtub . initially , the news that the ice - encased body of geoff’s german first love , katya , who died more than 50 years ago after falling through a crack in a glacier as they hiked in the swiss alps , feels oddly random yet innocuous .
film is an art that plays tricks with time . a movie is a fixed , finite , relatively short experience — a hundred minutes or so in a given viewer’s life — that can span years , even centuries . the phrase “real time , ” sometimes applied to movies that match their internal and external chronologies , expresses a wish and a delusion . in reality , as on screen , time compresses , expands , doubles back on itself and even , now and then , appears to stop .
a child ' s risk of dying is highest in the first 28 days of life ( the neonatal period ) . improving the quality of antenatal care , care at the time of childbirth , and postnatal care for mothers and their newborns are all essential to prevent these deaths . globally 2 . 6 million children died in the first month of life in 2016 . there are approximately 7 000 newborn deaths every day , amounting to 46 % of all child deaths under the age of 5 - years .


vidiyum munn ( tamil : விடியும் முன் ; english : before dawn ) is a 2013 indian tamil thriller film directed by balaji k. kumar .

the film stars pooja umashankar as rekha , a prostitute trying to rescue a 12-year-old girl , played by malavika manikuttan , from the clutches of prostitution .

vidiyum munn was the fifth indian film to be released in auro 3d 11.1 surround sound system .

the film was released by pvr pictures on 29 november 2013 to critical acclaim but below average grosser at the box office .

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vidiyum munn aka vidiyum munn is a tamil movie with production by javed khayum , direction by balaji k kumar , cinematography by sivakumar vijayan , editing by sathyaraj natrajan . the cast of vidiyum munn aka vidiyum munn includes malavika , pooja , vinoth kishan .
vidiyum munn ( aka ) vidiyum munn is a tamil movie with production by javed khayum , direction by balaji k kumar , cinematography by sivakumar vijayan , editing by sathyaraj natrajan . the cast of vidiyum munn ( aka ) vidiyum munn includes malavika , pooja , vinoth kishan .
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vidiyum munn inspired from british thriller “london to brighton” , to which the makers have not given due credit , “vidiyum munn” stands out as one of the better thrillers of the recent past .
vidiyum munn , starring pooja of
naan kadavul
fame , has won positive reviews from critics .
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balaji makes his debut in tamil cinema with vidiyum munn starring pooja umashankar and child artist , malavika manikuttan .
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the music was composed by girishh gopalakrishnan . vidiyum munn was the fifth indian film to be released in auro 3 .
vidiyum munn is a step closer to alternate tamil cinema which majorly caters to those with some intellect and not to entertainment seekers .
the movie vidiyum munn , released in 2013 , features 6 songs from artists like tanvi rao , girishh gopalakrishnan , nazar , ramshankar s & sai krishna kumar , susheela raman , ramshankar s & shilpa natarajan and girishh gopalakrishnan . what is your favorite song from vidiyum munn ?
a gold medalist from sathyajit ray film and television institute , vijayan made his debut as a cinematographer in vidiyum munn . he also worked with p . c . sreeram for a couple of years before kumar spotted him as the right person to handle the camera for vidiyum munn .
vidiyum munn ( tamil : விடியும் முன் ; english : before dawn ) is a 2013 indian tamil thriller film directed by balaji k . kumar . the . vidiyum munn tamil movie online - pooja umashankar , malavika manikuttan and vinoth kishan . directed by balaji k . kumar . music by girishh gopalakrishnan .
vidiyum munn - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia . vidiyum munn ( tamil : à®µà®¿à®ÿà®¿à®¯à¯à®®à¯ à®®à¯à®©à¯ ; english : before dawn ) is a 2 . indian tamil thriller film directed by balaji k . kumar . the film stars pooja umashankar as rekha , a prostitute trying to rescue a 1 . malavika manikuttan , from the clutches of prostitution .
vidiyum munn is a suspense thriller that revolves around a sex worker who puts her life in danger to protect an innocent 12 - year - old from the clutches of pimps and prostitution .
vidiyum munn cast : pooja umashankar , malavika manikuttan , vinoth kishan , john vijay and amarendran director : balaji k kumar rating : * * * films on child trafficking usually throw at us startling facts and numbers in an attempt to emotionally hijack us but debutant balaji k kumar ' s vidiyum munn avoids all such genre cliches and sticks to presenting a well executed thriller that intrigues with suspense from start to finish . although inspired from british thriller london to brighton , to which the makers have not given due credit , vidiyum munn stands out as one of the better thrillers of the recent past .
redemption ( soundtrack )
0 . total length : 2 . 4 : 1 . reception [ edit ] vidiyum munn received positive reviews . [ 5 ] baradwaj rangan wrote ,
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kumarâ€™s vidiyum munn is the most excitingly staged movie since mysskinâ€™s onaayum aattukuttiyum . rajasekar of cinemalead wrote
vidiyum mun is a perfectly executed riveting thriller which is sure to be in the top ten best films ever produced in tamil cinema . [ 6 ] ians gave the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote ,
vidiyum munn is a step closer to alternate tamil cinema which majorly caters to those with some intellect and not to entertainment seekers . vidiyum munn stands out as one of the better thrillers of the recent past
. [ 7 ] sify wrote ,
debutant balaji k kumarâ€™s vidiyum munn is one of the best new generation thrillers in recent times . it is not the usual masala thriller , but something different that grabs you with its taut narration , superb performances , great background score and a riveting climax
. [ 8 ] behindwoods gave it 3 . rediff gave 3 . 5 stars out of 5 and wrote ,
the stark simplicity of the dialogues , the well - etched characters , the intriguing plot , the captivating music , the cinematography , but most of all the brilliant twist at the end makes director balaji k kumarâ€™s vidiyum munn a must watch
. [ 1 .
films on child trafficking usually throw at us startling facts and numbers in an attempt to emotionally hijack us but debutant balaji k kumar ' s vidiyum munn avoids all such genre cliches . the film intrigues with suspense from start to finish .
the stark simplicity of the dialogues , the well - etched characters , the intriguing plot , the captivating music , the cinematography , but most of all the brilliant twist at the end makes director balaji k kumar’s vidiyum munn a must watch .
vidiyum munn is an tamil thriller movie directed by balaji k . kumar . the film stars pooja umashankar and malavika manikuttan in the lead roles . the music is composed by girishh gopalakrishnan . british musician susheela raman lent her voice for the music .
greed , lust and anger collide and threaten to rip apart the lives of two disparate women on the run to seek refuge . vidiyum munn explores the darker side of life and the emotional imbalance it can create in the hearts of those who succumb to it .
vidiyum munn , a dark suspense thriller by director balaji k . kumar , will premiere in theaters across india in auro 11 . 1 by barco . kumar says he discovered the capabilities of auro while watching vishwaroopam , the first indian movie to feature the new format .
vidiyum munn was released in the year 2013 , some songs of the official soundtrack are theeradha mounam ( reprise ) by girishh gopalakrishnan , penne by susheela raman , rage ( soundtrack ) by girishh gopalakrishnan , redemption ( soundtrack ) by girishh gopalakrishnan . listen the soundtrack online !
vidiyum munn ( vm ) directed by first - timer balaji k kumar , begins with pooja and malavika manikuttan running hysterically on an eerie night to reach a railway compartment apparently to undertake a journey . the director sets the tone of the film from this frame and the audience starts experiencing all the emotions of the characters on screen from this point onwards .
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has been termed as a well - made thriller film that grips the audience attention . critics have appreciated the performances of the lead actors - pooja and malavika . the film ' s other cast members include vinod kishan , john vijay , amarendran and lakshmy ramakrishnan . background score is by girishh gopalakrishnan , cinematography is handled by sivakumar vijayan and editing is done by sathyaraj .
we are subjected , so often , to flat staging and the dialogue - over - all - else style of filmmaking that when someone makes a movie that actually looks like a movie , a piece of cinema , the question of how good it is becomes secondary to the sensory experience of it . balaji k . kumar’s vidiyum munn is the most excitingly staged movie since mysskin’s onaayum aattukuttiyum .
for not giving credit to the original , vidiyum munn will lose some respect from the audience . although it ' s not a frame - to - frame copy , but those who have watched the british thriller can find a few similarities in the remake . nevertheless , it ' s a bold film that doesn ' t hesitate to tread a path very few filmmakers even aspire to walk on .
balaji k . kumar , who has made many ad - films in hollywood for the past many years , debuts in tamil as director with vidiyum munn . kumar says that he has taken pains to record the dark side of the society and the troublesome moments of human lives as seen in real life . kumar’s nine lives of mara has won accolades and awards at many film festivals around the globe .
vidiyum munn is the first tamil production by kumar , a writer , director and visual designer . the movie tells the dramatic story of four men hunting down two women , each for their own perverse reasons . kumar’s twelve twisted tricks won the golden trailer award in 2002 . in 2007 he received a host of awards for 9 lives of mara , a cult hit featuring shakespearian plot twists and a film noir screenplay .
chennai ( india ) , november 29 2013 – november , vidiyum munn , a dark suspense thriller by director balaji k . kumar , will premiere in theaters across india in auro 11 . 1 by barco . the highly anticipated tamil picture is the latest in a series of top productions to be mixed with auro 11 . 1 immersive sound technology and is testament to the success of the platform in the indian movie industry .
pooja , who had been waiting for a plum role after naan kadavul , gets one in kumar’s vidiyum munn . artistes such as vinod kishan ( of naan mahaan alla fame ) , actress - director lakshmi ramakrishnan , john vijay , muthukumar amarendran have portrayed significant roles in the film . malavika manikuttan , winner of the ‘best actress’ award at a reality show on the television channel asianet , plays a significant role along with pooja .
i ' m convinced audio plays an important role in any movie . it can really change the dynamics and accounts for 50 per cent of the total experience ,
said kumar .
during the post - production of vidiyum munn , i studied different alternatives for the 5 . 1 channel audio . auro really stood out . i was impressed by the sound quality , its simplicity and the added value it brings to the entire cinematic experience .
it’s not the usual thriller flick that you watch and forget as you walk out of the movie hall . “vidiyum munn” lingers on in your head for a long time . cut from the same cloth used to produce thrillers such as “pizza” and “yuddham sei” , it’s the suspense that guides the film to the finish line . that suspense , with the help of a few characters , is strongly weaved into a labyrinthine story that you will only appreciate when it reaches its climax .
slim and svelte pooja uma shankar , the actress with indo - lankan roots , is back in tamil films after a long hiatus . the actress , who played to perfection the role of a blind beggar girl in bala’s naan kadavul managing to win many awards for the same , is back in tamil films with vidiyum munn , which seeks to narrate the events happening in a day in the lives of two women whose lives are under threat for three reasons from four men .
it ' s not the usual thriller flick that you watch and forget as you walk out of the movie hall . vidiyum munn lingers on in your head for a long time . cut from the same cloth used to produce thrillers such as pizza and yuddham sei , it ' s the suspense that guides the film to the finish line . that suspense , with the help of a few characters , is strongly weaved into a labyrinthine story that you will only appreciate when it reaches its climax .
pvr pictures joined as the release partner and vidiyum munn was the first south indian feature film to be distributed by pvr pictures . [ 2 ] soundtrack [ edit ] the music is composed by girishh gopalakrishnan . british musician susheela raman lent her voice for the song
penne
, marking her debut in tamil cinema . [ 3 ] the lyrics were also penned by girishh . the audio was launched on 1 . august 2 . 01 . 3 , at prasad studios , under sony ' s saregama label .
balaji k kumar took 6 weeks to write the script in english and more than a year to transcribe the same in tamil . naan kadavul released in the year 2009 was the last film by pooja in tamil . in the next few years she became a very popular actor in srilankan film industry . after three years she decided to act in vidiyum munn since the story and screenplay impressed her a lot . first feature film to be produced by khayum studios . 4th indian film to be released in auro 3d 11 . 1 sound .
producer javed khayam : i am in the real estate business . when the director outlined the story of vidiyum munn , i realised it had a lot of interesting elements . i thought why not produce the film myself ? it is also one of the few indian films to use auro 11 . 1 3d sound . i am also glad that acclaimed british indian musician susheela raman makes her debut in tamil cinema with our film . the background score was performed by the bbc philharmonic and halle orchestras , conducted by brian morell , the piano and strings arranger for the likes of elton john and sting .
director balaji kumar : i am a student of cinematography from ucla , usa . i am also a writer , director , visual designer and artist and started my career as a storyboard consultant for advertising firms . then i started directing advertisement films for various brand names in the us and europe . my “twelve twisted tricks” won the golden trailer award in 2002 and 9 lives of mara became a cult hit and went on to receive a host of awards including best film at the hp lovecraft film festival in 2007 . vidiyum munn is my debut movie in tamil made with hollywood techniques but with an indian sensibility .
the times of india gave 3 . there are some nail - biting moments and an uncomfortable one , and director balaji kumar extracts some fine performances from the cast . he is aided by the moody visuals of his cinematographer sivakumar vijayan [ 1 . girish gopalakrishnan , and manages to maintain the suspense and keep us engrossed as the past and present unfold . there ) are small lapses that we can willingly excuse in a film that is otherwise terrific
. [ 1 . the new indian express wrote ,
vidiyum munn is a tastefully and a sensitively crafted depiction of the sleazy side of society
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khayum studios’ vidiyum munn is a thriller produced by javed khayum and written and directed by balaji k . kumar . the line on the cd cover says : “four men , three reasons , two women and one day . ” the film examines the reasons why the four men pursue the two women during the course of a day . the cast includes pooja , malavika manikuttan , vinoth kishan , lakshmi ramakrishnan , john vijay , r . amarendran and muthukumar . sivakumar vijayan has handled the camera ; girish gopalakrishnan has scored the music besides writing the lyrics . sathyaraj natrajan is the editor ; jayalakshmy sunderasan is the costume designer ; and kannan kesavan , the vfx supervisor .
vidiyum munn is about a sex worker named rekha ( pooja umashankar ) who is on the run with 12 - year - old nandita ( malavika manikuttan ) as various men chase them , and the who - what - why scenarios suggest , at first , a nail - biting thriller . there are thrills , notably in a superb sequence in a house in srirangam where a former sex worker ( lakshmi ramakrishnan ) is menaced by a couple of thugs ( john vijay and amarendran ; i had a knot in my stomach about when , exactly , they’d unleash violence ) — but the film is really a mood piece ( suggested , apparently , by the british thriller london to brighton ) .
girishh gopalakrishnan is the music director while sivakumar vijayan has cinematographed the film . edward kalaimani and sathyaraj have functioned as the art - director and editor ( in that order ) in vidiyum mun which has been produced by javed khayum on behalf of his khayum studios . the film is likely to hit the screens in a few weeks’ time from now .
sivakumar vijayan worked as the audiographer for vidiyum munn .
balaji k . kumar wanted the sound of the film to be very dynamic , as it has tense moments throughout ,
explained sivakumar .
it had to be an immersive soundscape , enveloping the audience from all directions . in mixing the film ' s audio and music , i used the auro - matic plug - in – a set of upmixing algorithms – quite extensively . even after folding the audio down to 5 . 1 , it gives you an impressive , enhanced result . i have been in the industry for twenty years and so far i never came across a plug - in capable of doing this . it made my job a whole lot easier and definitely added to the intensity of the scenes .
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music production , recording and mixing and background score for this film were done in the u . k . international singing sensation susheela raman makes her debut in tamil cinema with the song ' penne ' , a down tempo electronica track . tanvi rao from sulk station , a band from bangalore , sings ‘theeradha mounam’ , a haunting melody .
‘vidiyaadha iravu’ , sung by the composer , is a progressive rock track which is good . there is another version of ‘theeradha mounam’ , this time rendered by the music composer . ‘rage’ and ‘redemption’ are two soundtracks that give the audience a taste of the film’s background score .
music director girish gopalakrishnan : my first film was marina , from which the song ‘vanakkam vaazhavaikum chennai’ went viral on youtube . with a masters in film composition from leeds college of music , i did my best to make my compositions sound unique . after the audio release of the film , i am getting appreciation from different quarters .
the tamil thriller flick has been directed by debutant balaji k . kumar . the plot revolves around two women - commercial sex worker rekha ( pooja ) and 12 - year - old - girl nandini ( malavika ) . rekha tries to save nandhini from child prostitution . they flee by boarding a train to escape from the clutches four men who are desperate to hunt them down for various reasons .
according to sify ,
it works big time due to characterisation , milieu and the suspense factor that the director is able to create and a great unexpected twist in the climax . the music and background score by girishh gopalakrishnan heightens the suspense and in sync with the theme of the film . sivakumar vijayan ' s camera especially the night effects give it that eerie thriller feel .
according to behindwoods review board ,
the suspense element is maintained throughout with unpredictable twists being reserved for the post - interval session . the slow and enticing narration keeps you glued to the seats and towards the climax , when the knots are being untangled sans elaborate dialogues but with terse frames , you can almost hear your heart beating loudly .
rajive menon of desimartini says ,
the film ' s narrative is slow but the suspense which i think was brilliantly managed throughout the film keeps you hooked from start to finish . while most thrillers across any language tend to break the suspense right before the interval bang , vm steers away from such clichés and unveils the suspense only at the later stage of the film .
appreciating the performances of the actors , indiaglitz says ,
for pooja who has been missing in the k - town circuit for quite a while now , her movie is a comeback as it has spotlighted her expertise and acting forte . known to essay intelligent and off - beat roles , pooja has taken up the challenging role of a prostitute and performed with class . however , her dubbing could have been taking care of a little better .
malavika manikuttan on the other hand is an expert for her age . handling such complex emotions with such conviction , she is truly a child prodigy ! john vijay has carried himself with great confidence and aids in making the screenplay racy . and the real show stealer is vinod krishnan , which unfolds in a lauded climax .
tracks 00 : 00 theeradha mounam ( tanvi version ) 04 : 46 vidiyadha iravu 10 : 33 penne 15 : 01 theeradha mounam ( girishh version ) 19 : 19 rage 22 : 28 redemption cast : pooja umashankar , malavika manikuttan , vinoth kishan music : girishh gopalakrishnan lyrics : girishh gopalakrishnan director : balaji kumar producer : s . prabhakaran banner : khayum studios private limited for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken
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pooja , a commercial sex worker , sheltering the young malavika , takes on a journey , and the reasons behind her run , her relationship with malavika and the ramifications and the culmination of her act are being narrated in a gripping manner by balaji in this two hour twenty minute tale .
what sets vm different from other films is its lack of a male protagonist or in other words the absence of the ingredients of a normal film viz . romance , inane comedy , liquor parties and sermons . despite all this , balaji has given an engaging product that is satisfying in many respects .
he has handled a very sensitive and stigmatized subject in tamil films with a lot of maturity . it sure is a tightrope walking for the director as a little slip on any side would have rendered the film a different hue .
there is freshness in balaji kumar’s execution with a three - act structure of his story . he establishes his characters , puts forth their conflicts and their final resolution . to balaji’s credit , he has focused mostly on his theme with no distracting unwarranted elements in the narration . the young director is a talent to watch out for .
the suspense element is maintained throughout with unpredictable twists being reserved for the post - interval session .
to the seats and towards the climax , when the knots are being untangled sans elaborate dialogues but with terse frames , you can almost hear your heart beating loudly .
pooja who makes her comeback after three years owns the screen with her body language and emotion laden voice . her vulnerable face and trembling voice add a lot of depth to her characterization .
spontaneity marks the portrayal of the young malavika manikuttan . subtle and natural reactions , effective silences and poignant expressions - malavika achieves it all ! the best example is the scene in the railway compartment when pooja questions about her family . the adolescent brings a range of emotions all in quick flashes and is easily the find of the season .
john vijay is a revelation with his fantastic mercurial emoting skills who brings in a lot of joie de vivre in his scenes . vinod kishan’s steely eyes and expressions are apt for the creepy feel and lakshmy ramakrishnan and amarendran are effective in their respective roles .
humor runs through serious situations via john vijay and amarendran , with the latter at the receiving end mostly . the casual manner in which john handles situations which are ostensibly clever are well brought out .
technical team has lent its right kind of support to balaji kumar . songs of girishh gopalakrishnan blend unobtrusively as short montages while his bgm enhances the feel and mood of the scenes . a great work indeed by the musician ! cameraman sivakumar vijayan’s contribution to the film with his dusty brown , sepia and steel grey toned visuals is quite significant . his camera angles and light capture are imaginative .
in sum , here is a work of a debut director which is gripping , hard hitting and even shocking but all the same , well made to give the right kind of viewing experience .
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rtist , photographer , visual designer , writer , director and producer , balaji k kumar is a man of many talents . this chennai - born , los angeles based filmmaker is already a name to reckon with in hollywood . his
, a cult classic , received a tremendous response and went on to receive a host of awards .
rekha ( pooja umashankar ) , a professional sex worker , is brainwashed by her pimp singaram ( amarendran ) , into getting hold of a 12 - year - old to service a high - end client . though reluctant at first , she is lured by the money and the prospects of a better life .
but even as she escorts an unsuspecting nandhini ( malavika manikuttan ) to the client , she is filled with guilt . her conscience troubles her so much that she decides to save the girl and escapes from the city with her , but not before something goes terribly wrong .
now a bunch of ruthless killers want to hunt them down . who are these men and why are they chasing two hapless females is what forms the rest of the story .
pooja , who was last seen as a blind beggar in bala ' s naan kadavul makes her comeback in tamil cinema after a four - year hiatus . she once again proves her versatility by her realistic portrayal of a seasoned sex worker who is resigned to her fate .
but it is young malavika manikuttan , who steals the show . her character is quite complex , requiring her to be bold , street - smart and defiant , while at the same time appearing vulnerable and innocent too .
there are no dramatic flashback scenes to explain how pooja and malavika manikuttan are caught in this dangerous web , but their quiet acceptance of the most horrifying events perhaps reveals even much more .
vinoth kishan , as chinnaiah , one of the villains , appears absolutely terrifying with his compelling eyes and just a handful of monosyllabic dialogues . then there is mani ( muthukumar ) , devanayagi ( lakshmi ramakrishnan ) and john vijay as lankan , every one fits into their role perfectly and the results are impressive .
music by girishh gopalakrishnan is sensational ; it helps create the atmosphere heightening every emotion , and maintaining the suspense and thrill . cinematographer sivakumar vijayan , a debutant , has shot most of the scenes at night in dimly lit locations that intensify the story and provide the right ambience .
the only minus would be the length and the lack of pace , despite of the deadline of 24 hours , you don’t feel the clock ticking , the sense of urgency is missing . but that takes nothing away from the anticipation and thrill you feel as each scene slowly unfolds itself .
director balaji undoubtedly is at the top of his game , narrating a tale filled with emotions ; greed , lust , fear and desperation set in the backdrop of a cruel and aggressive world , where people only look out for themselves , it is either kill or be destroyed yourself .
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it ' s about four formidable men , who , for three different reasons are chasing after two women in one day . who are these men ? how are they connected to each other ? what are their reasons to track down the two women ? how are these women connected to the men ? will they get caught ? if they do , who among the four men will wind up catching them ? and , what will happen to them ? these are the many questions that will get answered during its course . the plot unfolds as a taut thriller that examines the characters ' vulnerability and strengths . the subplot , however , explores a relationship between a woman and a girl ; rekha , the protagonist , is a sex worker who tries to rescue nandhini , a twelve - year - old girl , from the clutches of prostitution . the journey takes us through the brutality and the hypocrisy that surrounds us , which we deliberately choose to ignore - - broken homes , abuse , unfulfilled dreams , manipulation , blackmail , threat , hopelessness and paranoia . it ' s a dog - eat - dog world where . . .
as the plot of this neo noir thriller says : 4 men , 3 reasons , 2 women and 1 day , the narrative , having the backdrop of human trafficking brilliantly blends three reasons in the form of the stories , with some great twists and some high intellect content , having shades of films like alfred hitchcock ' s
psycho
, sujoy ghosh ' s
kahaani
and the recent malayalam hit
thira
by vineeth srinivasan . the film ' s pace gets hampered because of the emotional quotient ( the same with its malayalam counterpart
thira
) and the cg work in some scenes is actually not upto the mark . the film scores because of its screenplay by the director balaji k . kumar which grips you quite well with a shocking climax , the cinematography by sivakumar vijayan which gives you a great noir touch in every frame , the music score by girishh gopalakrishnan and the performances by pooja umashankar , vinoth kishan , john vijay and malavika manikuttan , which are brilliant and worth looking for . overall , despite rare loopholes , hollywood returned debut director balaji ' s narration succeeds in making you grip , giving you good thrills and chills , making the film coming in the list of films like
aaranya kaandam
and
onaiyum aatukuttiyum
giving tamil cinema a new level . a must watch . my rating would be : 3 . 5 / 5 .
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this isn’t about frames filled with pretty pictures , which we usually hail as great cinematography , but about mood and texture and disorienting canted angles and all those things that affect us at an almost subconscious level . it’s about the prostitute walking away from us in lipstick - red high - heeled shoes , the long shot of a wheelchair - bound man being led to an suv , the view of a bedridden villain through the mosquito net that falls around him like a shroud , and above all , the superb gallery of unique - looking men and the close - ups they’re captured in , sometimes in front of an old - fashioned table fan , sometimes near a hissing cobra .
the pace is deliberate , and the subject matter is bracingly adult . no attempts are made to dilute the mood with comedy or romance , and except a stray line about all of us housing both god and satan , or a veiled threat in the form of a fable , there’s none of the dime - store philosophising that frequently taints our films .
the director is right to stylise this material — presented more “realistically , ” the narrative may have come off as too thin , too familiar . ( or put differently , the style becomes an indispensable part of the narrative . ) still , there are times i wished he’d held back . a lurid montage set to r . d . burman’s ‘duniya mein logon ko’ feels out of place in this milieu . ( why not something by m . s . viswanathan or ilayaraja ? ) and a slow - motion stretch in the climax is a mistake . we’re meant to be squirming with dread , and instead we seem to be viewing an arty music video .
but the performances carry the film home . pooja , with her thin , tremulous voice , is very effective as the kind of beautiful woman so battered by life that she only sees the ugliness inside her . and as her underage companion , malavika is excellent . we may wonder , at times , if she is a little too composed for someone so young , but then we remember that she’s seen and been through things that have made her grow up in a hurry .
and mercifully , her horrific plight isn’t used as an excuse for a lament about social ills . the director understands that it’s not his job to be stuffing our heads with explicit messages . he makes us think . he makes us feel . that’s all that’s needed , really .
storyline : a sex worker is on the run with a 12 - year - old girl , chased by a number of thugs . . .
when rekha ( pooja ) , a hooker , flees town with 12 - year - old nandini ( malavika ) after committing the biggest mistake of her life , her pimp ( amarendran ) is given the ultimatum to produce her along with the girl in the next 24 hours to avert a threat to his own life .
having worked in hollywood for over a decade , balaji , who had earlier directed english thriller nine lives of mara , gives the film a treatment that ' s akin to the west in terms of the overall presentation .
one of the concerns of the film might be its slow narrative that runs a little over two hours . the film could ' ve been shorter , considering its genre and the not - so - popular star cast . but thanks to the hypnotic soundtrack of girishh , the music keeps you hooked for the most part . his music not only heightens the suspense in the story but also serves in building the mood of the film .
instead of wasting time on explaining circumstances that led rekha to become a prostitute , balaji focuses only on the plot which is the hunt for two characters . this is very smart of him and proves that he knows how to use his craft effectively . he also avoids too many characters and throws the spotlight on only those that are linked to rekha and nandini .
pooja umashankar in her comeback role is good but she easily gets superseded by child artist malavika , who acts effortlessly as the runaway kid .
john vijay gets a little irksome at regular intervals especially with his style of dialogue delivery but he also provides the occasional laughs with his witty one - liners while vinoth kishan plays a powerful baddie with very few dialogues .
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it ' s about four formidable men , who , for three different reasons are chasing after two women in one day . who are these men ? how are they connected to each other ? what are their reasons to track down the two women ? how are these women connected to the men ? will they get caught ? if they do , who among the four men will wind up catching them ? and , what will happen to them ? these are the many questions that will get answered during its course . the plot unfolds as a taut thriller that examines the characters ' vulnerability and strengths . the subplot , however , explores a relationship between a woman and a girl ; rekha , the protagonist , is a sex worker who tries to rescue nandhini , a twelve - year - old girl , from the clutches of prostitution . the journey takes us through the brutality and the hypocrisy that surrounds us , which we deliberately choose to ignore - - broken homes , abuse , unfulfilled dreams , manipulation , blackmail , threat , hopelessness and paranoia . it ' s a dog - eat - dog world where nothing is as simple as it appears .
the plot unfolds as a thriller that examines the characters ' vulnerability and strengths . the subplot , however , explores a relationship between a woman and a girl ; pooja , the protagonist , is a prostitute who tries to rescue malavika manikuttan , a twelve - year - old girl , from the clutches of prostitution . the journey takes us through the brutality and the hypocrisy that surrounds us .
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it ' s about four formidable men , who , for three different reasons are chasing after two women in one day . who are these men ? how are they connected to each other ? what are their reasons to track down the two women ? how are these women connected to the men ? will they get caught ? if they do , who among the four men will wind up catching them ? and , what will happen to them ? these are the many questions that will get answered during its course .
the plot unfolds as a taut thriller that examines the characters ' vulnerability and strengths . the subplot , however , explores a relationship between a woman and a girl ; rekha , the protagonist , is a sex worker who tries to rescue nandhini , a twelve - year - old girl , from the clutches of prostitution .
the journey takes us through the brutality and the hypocrisy that surrounds us , which we deliberately choose to ignore—broken homes , abuse , unfulfilled dreams , manipulation , blackmail , threat , hopelessness and paranoia . it ' s a dog - eat - dog world where nothing is as simple as it appears .
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the thriller , directed by balaji k kumar is unanimously received well by critics but the movie could only muster a below average opening . this gritty tale about a prostitute trying to rescue a 12 year old could find some patronage in the following week if fortunes favor it .
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the entire soundtrack in chronological order , including the songs . composed , produced and written by girishh gopalakrishnan . audio on saregama . additional programming and strings arranger - ramshanker sathianarayanan rhythm programming / additional synth arrangements / scoring mixer - ganesan sekar keyboard arrangements and scoring - vs bharan engineering team at paramatma music production suite - ganesan s , ramshanker s , sai , alex delittle flutes , woodwinds and duduk by vishnu vijay guitars by erick irani , giulliano modarelli ( uk ) , george marios ( uk ) , kenneth higgins ( uk ) horns by alex delittle voices - poorna mahalingam , prathiba , sandhya , shilpa , st . georges children ' s choir . found percussion and live rhythms - ganesan sekar live drums - sam gardner strings players from the bbc philharmonic orchestra , manchester conducted by brian james morell first chair players stephen cordiner ( violins ) sophie rosa ( violins ) rachael drury ( violins ) susie gibbon ( violins ) matthew glossop ( viola ) jessica hall ( viola ) david hornberger ( cello ) gemma ashcroft ( double bass ) recorded at blue fox studios , manchester by bhupinder singh chaggar and craig golding for hotdog productions , uk .
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