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Dasein (film)

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Dasein
Directed byShailik Bhaumik
Written byShailik Bhaumik
Produced byShailik Bhaumik
CinematographyPartha Basu, Subha Dutta
Edited byTapas De
Music byProsenjit De
Release date
  • 19 August 2015 (2015-08-19)
Running time
142 minutes
LanguageBengali

Dasein (transl. being or existence) is a 2015 Indian Bengali language drama film written and directed by Shailik Bhaumik.[1] The film was produced under the banner of HLC Studios.[2] The film stars Sumanta Mukherjee, Manisha Chakravorty, Anu Chatterjee and Ipshita Samanta in main cast. This movie examines the causes of human despondency and desire as well as the contradiction of being in constant interaction with other people but ultimately remaining alone within oneself.[3]

Cast

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  • Sumanta Mukherjee as Aniket
  • Manisha Chakravorty as Hrittika
  • Anu Chatterjee as Anu
  • Ipshita Samanta as Ipshita

Synopsis

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‘Dasein’ is the story of a young painter Aniket Chatterjee, who commits suicide by taking sleeping pills. This movie is about what the character thinks and realises as he steadily approaches death while standing at the line between life and death. It is a journey from one's consciousness to sub consciousness, and occasionally the line between the two gets hazy.[4]

Reception

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IMDb rated 7.9 out of 10.[5] The film magazine Cult Critic rated this film 8.3 out of 10.[4]

Awards and recognition

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Dasein has screened at several international film festivals and won multiple awards in a range of categories.

  • The film was shown at the Miami Independent Film Festival in 2015[6]
  • In 2016, the film was accepted in Blowup Film Festival[7]
  • Dasein was featured in Los Angeles Cine Fest in 2015.[8]
  • Best picture featured award Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Shailik Bhaumik's event World Film Carnival celebrates indie filmmakers - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Dasein". Hoblist.
  3. ^ "DASEIN". Filmfestivals.com.
  4. ^ a b "CultCritic | Dasein". Cult Critic. 15 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Dasein (2015) - IMDb". IMDb.
  6. ^ "OFFICIAL SELECTIONS – MINDIE AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2015 – MIAMI INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL". Miamiindiefest.
  7. ^ "Blowup Arthouse Filmfest". blowupfilmfest.com.
  8. ^ "Los Angeles Cine Fest". lacinefest.org.
  9. ^ "2015 Winners". HIMPFF.
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