Very similar to 12 angry men. Every person in the group tries to influence everyone else to his opinion, even by altering facts and hiding information. This results in the discussion becoming more and more convoluted and people lose track of what the problem they're trying to solve.
In the end, the person who suffers is the victim herself. She can no longer trust anyone in the group and to her, they are all the culprits. I really liked how, at the end, even when given a choice to know who groped her, the protagonist did not want to know since the damage was already done and she can no longer see the group the same way and go back to how things were.
There are the usual discussions and old ways of thinking common in our country: the girl should not have been drinking, not dressing provocatively, blah blah and a counter to these arguments from other people in the group.
Main takeaway is perhaps not using lies, telling people to tell things in certain ways to influence the discussion and convolute it more and more. Also, how being a victim in such situations is an irreversible process and you always carry that experience with you.
Aattam
2023 [MALAYALAM]
Action / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Plot summary
After a party amongst a theatre group, their sole actress, Anjali is subjected to a crime from one of the men in the group. A meeting is called for. In trying to reach a consensus, stories unravel, suspicions surface and clamour ensues.
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March 15, 2024 at 02:49 PM
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Figuring out who did it
Well-crafted - Getting '12 Angry Men' vibes
What a movie and what an experience! I can write thousand things about this movie, it was very engaging for me. The climax gave me goosebumps and I admire the courage of the creators for taking the movie in a new and unique route rather ending it plainly.
There were lots of tension going on throughout the movie and the creators take us through a long journey which never ceases to amaze us. I was constantly focussing on the dialogues of each and every characters to find something but the last few minutes take the movie to a different level which we could never expect and that was pretty surprising for me. This is because we are used to movies ending in a plain manner.
All the characters were fine tuned for the movie. Expecting more movies like this from Mollywood in the future.