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Tees (2024)
Director: Dibakar Banerjee
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Huma Qureshi, Manisha Koirala, Kalki Koechlin
Runtime142 min
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Spanning across 90 years, follow a middle-class Muslim family across three generations. 2042. Six months after his manuscript titled Tees (30) is rejected for publication by the Literature and Arts Commission, Anhad Draboo, a young freelance prostitute, meets Niharika, a “reader” from the Commission – who has been searching for Anhad ever since she read his manuscript. 2018. Zia Draboo, a corporate lawyer living in Mumbai and all set to buy the flat she has been renting with her partner Meera, finds out she cannot buy it because of the Housing Society’s resistance to her name. 1989-90. Ayesha, a housebound State Radio newsreader in Srinagar, Kashmir, reaches out to her childhood friend Usha to solicit help from her husband – a government official. She needs it for her own husband, Ghulam Muhammad, who faces bankruptcy and ruin amongst rising unrest in the city.
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Tees (2024), directed by Dibakar Banerjee, is a critically acclaimed drama/sci-fi film that spans 90 years and follows a middle-class Muslim family across three generations. The film has not yet received any major awards recognition, but its intriguing premise and ambitious scope have garnered strong interest from critics and audiences alike.
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Fans of ambitious, multi-generational family dramas with a blend of science fiction elements will find 'Tees' (2024) directed by Dibakar Banerjee a compelling and thought-provoking watch. The film's exploration of a middle-class Muslim family's saga across 90 years, combined with its speculative fiction premise, promises a unique and distinctive cinematic experience.