Baramulla Review: Manav Kaul’s Haunting Ode to Loss, Memory, and Exile
Manav Kaul delivers one of his most compelling performances in Baramulla, a Netflix film where horror emerges not from ghosts but from grief, memory, and the pain of exile. It is a chilling reflection on loss and belonging in the Kashmir Valley.
A Horror Beyond the Supernatural
Baramulla is not a typical horror film filled with jump scares or eerie shadows. Instead, it explores a deeper horror—the terror of separation, losing one's identity, and being uprooted from the land that once embraced you.
“Baramulla is far more unsettling than a typical ghost story. It reveals the horror of separation, of losing identity, and of exile.”
Plot Overview
Written by Aditya Dhar and directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, the story follows DSP Ridwaan Sayyed (played by Kaul), a determined officer investigating a string of mysterious disappearances in Baramulla, Kashmir. Children vanish without a trace, leaving behind only their scissor-cut hair.
What starts as a straightforward procedural investigation gradually unfolds into a profound exploration of history's unresolved wounds and the silent suffering of those displaced.
The Power of Memory
The film builds its tension not from supernatural elements but from memory itself. The narrative begins with a political tone but quickly moves inward to reveal pain, remembrance, and deeply buried truths.
“The story transforms from a procedural into a journey through unhealed historical wounds and buried cries of the displaced.”
Author’s summary: Baramulla hauntingly captures grief and exile, transcending traditional horror to explore memory, identity, and loss in Kashmir’s fraught landscape.
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