Freedom Fight Review…such a bold storytelling

Year: 2022
Genre: Anthology, Social Justice, Drama
Cast: Rajisha Vijayan, Renjit Shekar Nair, Sminu Sijo, Nilja K Baby, Viji Penkoottu, Sruthy Suresh, Jeo Baby, Kabani, Lali PM, Srindaa, Joju George, Rohini, Sidhartha Siva, Unni Lalu
Director: Akhil Anilkumar, Kunjila Mascillamani, Francies Louis, Jeo Baby, Jithin Issac Thomas
Writer: Akhil Anilkumar, Kunjila Mascillamani, Francies Louis, Vishnu K Udayan, Jeo Baby, Jithin Issac Thomas
Cinematographer: Himal Mohan, Salu K Thomas, Nikhil S Praveen
Summary: 5 stories of individuals fighting for freedom of choice, toilet access, moral debt, lifestyle, and caste

Overall Rating: Beignets
Freedom Fight was such a bold move in storytelling, touching issues that normally wouldn’t appear on screen. We congratulate the screenwriters for such an endeavor👏
Overall, the vibe of Freedom Fight felt like a heterogeneous mixture; it would have been better to make a feature film of each story rather than an anthology
~Worth Watching~

Delicious
—The first story ‘Geethu Unchained’ set a good lead for the movie.
Geethu (Rajisha Vijayan) delivered powerful lines and a performance that got us excited, rooting for her freedom from traditional bondage and marriage pressure.
The ending was mind-blowing, the smack on the camera lens was simply fantastic😁
In the second story, here again, we understood the struggle: the screenwriter coughed up some raw truths about female access to toilets. Ashwathy (Srindaa) and her fellow friends were convincing in their struggle for justice.
The last story ‘Pra. Thoo. Mu.’ was painful to watch due to the torture, “viewers’ discretion advised”. Thank you Jithin Issac Thomas for highlighting the case of feces collectors that most of us are oblivious to
—The editing of ‘Geethu Unchained’ was creatively carried out, very engaging and amusing.
It was a splendid idea to have Pra.Thoo.Mu in black and white to camouflage some of its graphic elements, which we won’t detail further to avoid spoilers 😑
—The score of each film merged nicely with the events taking place

Bland
—The first two stories gave us a great start for the fight for freedom, however, the third (‘Ration’) and fourth (‘Old Age Home’) stories kinda lost the pace.
It wasn’t quite clear what the freedom struggle of ‘Ration’ was about. Maybe the lead actress wanted to free herself from owing the fish?
Plus, these two stories had people all over wearing masks and mentioning the vaccine that it seemed like the intent was more to spotlight the pandemic
—It’s understandable that when you have an anthology each writer will deliver their own interpretation of the central topic; but in Freedom Fight, everyone embarked on separate directions, not remaining true to the passionate spirit of freedom fighters