“Bokshi”, the highly anticipated directorial debut from Indian genre filmmaker Bhargav Saikia (Awakenings, The Black Cat), will make its world premiere at the renowned International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Netherlands, on 31 January 2025.
This marks a milestone for Indian genre cinema, as Bokshi is one of the few independent Indian films to debut at a Top-Tier festival in recent years.
Bokshi follows Anahita, a young woman struggling with the trauma of her mother’s brutal disappearance.
Finding solace in Shalini, her compassionate history teacher, Anahita joins an unconventional school excursion to a mysterious prehistoric site.
There, she encounters ancient forces rooted in the region’s mythology that force her to confront her terrifying destiny.
Bokshi is a chilling coming-of-age story that blends supernatural folklore with themes of ecology and female empowerment.
Watch the trailer for Bokshi below –
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