Benares (2005)
- Directed by
- Barlen Pyamootoo
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Mauritius
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Two young men drive through Mauritius to attend a funeral. The film follows their journey and conversations along the way.
contemplativeslow-pacedintimategroundedmelancholicquietobservational
What happens
Benares is a 2005 Mauritius movie directed and written by Barlen Pyamootoo, and released on 29 March 2006 (France). With the film, Pyamootoo became the first Mauritian filmmaker to use Mauritian Creole in a film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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