SISTER MIDNIGHT (2025)

Sometimes all it takes to break out of the cage of an arranged marriage is an insect’s bite. Trapped in a mundane Mumbai life with a dull husband and even duller household chores, Uma is close to the brink. Until said bug bite opens doors for her, to Bombay’s utterly strange and fascinating nightlife. Igniting her lust for life… and for blood! The tightly symmetrical camera movements, vibrant colors, stop-motion passages, hell – even the great soundtrack gleefully marrying Cambodian sixties soul with American blues and Motörhead all betray an unconditional love for Wes Anderson – particularly, of course, THE DARJEERLING LIMITED. But Karan Kadhari pushes his brand of quirk in truly bizarre, darkly humorous territory, far more than Uncle Wes would ever dare to.