Synopsis
Jallikattu (2019) is an Indian Malayalam-language thriller you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. One buffalo breaks loose, and a whole village loses its mind.
The animal escapes the night before slaughter and bolts into the dark hills. Every man in the village grabs a torch or a blade and gives chase. It starts as a hunt. Then it curdles — old debts, petty rivalries and wounded pride turn neighbour against neighbour, and the crowd grows wilder than the beast it's chasing. Antony Varghese and Chemban Vinod Jose lead the human stampede.
India's official Oscar submission for 2019, the film never lets its camera rest — it dives into the mob, crawls over shoulders and builds to a closing shot of bodies piled into one writhing mass. A savage parable about how thin the coat of civilisation really is. Not for the squeamish. Stream Jallikattu (2019) online on iFILM.
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