MOVIE REVIEW


Movie: Against The Tide

Against the Tide


The Arabian Sea, a portion of the Indian Ocean that was a major trade route cine the time of Caesar and before, has been fished by the Koli caste of India for millennia, practically. 


Two Indigenous fishermen are driven to desperation by a dying sea. Their friendship begins to fracture as they take different paths to provide for their struggling families.


Genre: Documentary


Original Language: Hindi


Director: Sarvnik Kaur


Producer: Koval Bhatia, Sarvnik Kaur


Runtime: 1h 37m


Production Co: Snooker Films, Les films de l'oeil sauvage, A Little Anarky Films


Sound Mix: Dolby Digital


Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)


Filming Location:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India


Also Know As:Remandi a la deriva.


Rating:7.6/10


FEATURED REVIEW


Slow but Interesting to Observe,screened at  the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.


"Against the Tide" is a documentary about two friends, both Indigenous fishermen, are driven to desperation by a dying sea. Their friendship begins to fracture as they take very different paths to provide for their struggling families. India culture is pretty interesting to observe and while the film offers some interesting insight in the economy system and fishing lifestyle, the film does struggle a little with some poor pacing.


The camerawork, sound designs and production is pretty good. The main two leads who are focused throughout are pretty interesting as you watch their dynamics play out and how they interact with one another. Times where you see them showing genuine emotions felt nature. Unfortunately, the direction seems to kind of go all over the place halfway and certain moments felt like filler. As if the filmmaker wasn't sure how to continue certain scenes and added moments that could have been removed.


Many times the film reminded the viewers about a documentary movie titled "All That Breathes" which is also an Indian movie.

But the overall film was interesting.          

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