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1888 (2017)

1888 poster
Directed by
Sourabh Shukla
Genre
thriller, crime, action, drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 55m
Rated
UA
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A thriller set during the Indian demonetization crisis. Most of the action takes place at night as characters navigate a dangerous situation.

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What happens

1888 is a 2023 Indian thriller film shot using Guerrilla filmmaking technique. It is an independent Kannada film with demonetization as the backdrop. More than 60% of the film is shot at night. Neethu Shetty plays a leading role alongside Prathap Kumar, Adhvithi Shetty, Manju Raj, Pradeep Doddaiah and Vikram Kumar. Former Mr. India - Raghu Ramappa appears in a guest role in the movie. The movie is directed by debutante Sourabh Shukla who has also written the story and screenplay. Pradeep is the director of photography and Girish Hothur is the music composer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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