Benares (2005)

Directed by

Barlen Pyamootoo

Genre

drama

Country

Mauritius

Runtime

1h 15m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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