Shadowbox

What it’s about

Maya's husband Sundar has been unemployed for eight years, failing job interviews and drinking in the evenings. He suffers from PTSD so severe that a razor touching his cheek triggers panic. When he vanishes and police find the corpse of his drinking companion, Maya and her teenage son must go to extremes to keep the family together.

What hooks you

Tillotama Shome plays Maya, a woman pushed to her limits, alongside Chandan Bisht as Sundar. The film is directed by Tanushre Das and Saumyananda Sahi, who also wrote the screenplay and operated the camera. It is a co-production between the United States, India, France, and Spain.

Who it’s for

It is a good pick for those who like slow-burning domestic dramas with a tense, psychological edge and stories about families under extreme pressure.