Having premiered at Cannes back in May—and becoming the first Indian film to compete in the main competition since 1994, winning the Grand Prix—this acclaimed drama from writer and director Payal Kapadia has finally arrived on local screens.
How to watch All We Imagine as Light in the UK
All We Imagine as Light is now screeening in UK cinemas.
All We Imagine As Light
What is All We Imagine as Light about?
An international co-production between France, India, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Italy, All We Imagine as Light is a slice-of-life portrait of modern India that follows three women: nurses Prabha and Anu, who are roommates and hospital cook Parvaty. When the latter’s chawl (a kind of low-cost housing tenement unique to India) is threatened with demolition, Prabha and Anu undertake to help her, eventually aiding her to move back to her home village when their bid to save the slum fails. But the film is less concerned with plot than portraiture, offering us an insight into three very different women and the challenges they face in modern India.
The cast of All We Imagine as Light
Kani Kusruti is Prabha; Divya Prabha is Anu; Chhaya Kadam is Parvaty; Hridhu Haroon is Shiaz, the Muslim man Anu is secretly having an affair with; Azees Nedumangad is Dr. Manoj, a doctor who tries to woo Prabha; while Tintumol Joseph and Anand Sami are in supporting roles.
All We Imagine as Light trailer
Why we’re excited about All We Imagine as Light
Well, the critical response has been rapturous, with Sight & Sound naming it the best film of 2024, so that should be enough for us. There’s been a bit of controversy over All We Imagine as Light not being submitted for the Oscars, though. Nonetheless, this is beyond the shadow of a doubt a must see for fans of international cinema.
