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Island City (2015 film)

Island City
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Directed by Ruchika Oberoi
Produced by NFDC India
Written by Ruchika Oberoi
Starring Vinay Pathak, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Amruta Subhash, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Uttara Baokar, Ashwin Mushran
Music by Sagar Desai
Cinematography Sylvester Fonseca
Edited by Hemanti Sarkar
Distributed by Drishyam Films
Release date
  • September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
  • September 2, 2016 (2016-09-02) (India)
Running time
111 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Island City is a 2015 Indian drama film written and directed by Ruchika Oberoi. It was screened in the Venice Days section at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, where Oberoi won the FEDORA prize for the Best Young Director. It was released in India on 2 September 2016.

A collection of three comic-dramatic stories set in Mumbai. The first is about a diligent office worker who wins the office 'Fun Committee Award', which entitles him to a whole day full of fun. He is most reluctant to leave the safety of his cubicle but he has to. Prescribed fun modules have to be completed and non-compliance is not an option... The second story begins with a domineering head-of-the-family, Anil, who is on life support. Seeking some relief, his family decides to buy a TV, which Anil had banned. Now every night the family plugs into a popular soap whose hero, Purshottam, is a man ideal in every way and they are smitten. Then suddenly, comes the news that Anil is better and may be home soon. Will they have to let Purshottam go?... The third one centers on Aarti whose repetitive existence is slowly making her more and more mechanical and numb. Deep inside ferments a disconnect and unease that she is unable to articulate to anyone. Then one day there arrives a most intimate letter and everything changes...

Devarsi Ghosh of India Today called it "a very well-made, confident film that fearlessly eschews Bollywoodisms and just exists in its distinctive rhythm; never for a second, feeling the need to shock and impress the audience". Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave it a rating of 4 stars out of 5, calling it "absolutely unmissable", also adding "laced with sly wit and captivating storytelling feints, Island City touches heights that Hindi films do only once in a blue moon"."

Calling it a "stellar debut film", Sarit Ray of Hindustan Times gave it four stars. Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror rated it 3.5 stars, adding "Island City is a "compelling watch".

Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India declared "... this one deserves to be watched for its riveting take on love, longing and loneliness" while rating it 3.5 stars.


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