Take Off (2017)

Original title

ടേക്ക് ഓഫ്‌

Directed by

Mahesh Narayan

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

U

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 54 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a group of Indian nurses trapped in the Iraqi city of Tikrit during the 2014 ISIS crisis. One woman tries to help them escape as the situation becomes increasingly dangerous and chaotic.

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What happens

Take Off is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film, based on the ordeal of Indian nurses in the city of Tikrit, Iraq, in 2014. The film is directed by Mahesh Narayan, in his directorial debut, and stars Kunchacko Boban and Parvathy Thiruvothu. Fahadh Faasil appears in an extended cameo in the film. It is written by Narayan and P. V. Shajikumar. The film was shot in Dubai and Kerala. Take Off was released on 24 March 2017, and received acclaim from critics, winning the Silver Peacock - Special Jury Award (for Mahesh Narayan), and Silver Peacock for Best Actress (Parvathy) at the 48th IFFI. Parvathy also won her first Special Jury Mention at the 65th National Film Awards, her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, and a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam. It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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