Arike Review (short film)… a touching and sensitive movie

Year: 2021
Genre:  Family, Self-Discovery, Drama
Cast: Nandini Gopalakrishnan, Gayathri Pradeep, Nikhita Celin, Sunita S Nair
Director: Gowree Sankar
Writer: Gowree Sankar
Cinematographer: Milan K Manoj
Summary: After the patriarch’s death, a mother and daughter realize they’re unable to build a life together due to various misunderstandings

Overall Rating: Beignets  
Arike was quite a special movie that approached a delicate area of mother-daughter dynamism. It was touching and sensitive, thank you for writing this story
~Worth Watching~

Delicious
—Arike had a calm ambiance; Amma (the mother) quietly portrayed the mother next door: she was preoccupied with work, trying to adjust to single parenthood, still being gentle yet firm in disciplining her daughter. We admired her strength
—We’re clapping for the editor for creating a seamless work with Arike. You recognize good editing work when you’re completely immersed in a film without ‘distractions’ 😀
—What made Arike unique was the education we got from the plot. Most times, we don’t put ourselves in other people’s shoes and just expect everyone to understand us.
Amma’s tension with her daughter, Anu, gave us an illustration of what it’s like when we’re inconsiderate of others

Bland
—The argument scene between Amma (Nandini Gopalakrishnan) and Anu (Gayathri Pradeep) was supposed to be that gripping moment when our emotions were going to boil up. Very very very, unfortunately, the dialogues weren’t poignant enough and Anu’s acting was weak.
Moreover, the camera was moving too much during that scene rather than giving us close-up shots of the actors’ facial expressions

Viewers’ Guide
Language none Violence none Intimacy none

Trailer
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(Audio: Malayalam; English Subtitles: Yes)