宝莱坞女演员Konkona Sensharma在这部印度惊悚片《戏剧》中首次担任导演，A Death in the Gunj. The actress-turned-director won a Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director for this film as well.

A Death in the Gunj涉及心理健康问题和社会对父权制和男性气质的传统观点。这部电影位于比哈尔邦的一个名为McCluskieganj的盎格鲁 - 印度小镇。这个故事是一个敏感且保留的年轻人Suthu，他和他的堂兄和朋友一起拜访了McCluskieganj。但是，他与成人世界的孤立使他成为所有笑话的屁股。

The Good:

Konkona Sensharma has showed immense talent as a Bollywood actress.A Death in the Gunjwas herdirectorial debut, and she did a great job on it as well.
The story of the film was inspired by an eponymous short story based on true events written by Sensharma’s father- Mukul Sharma.

The film starts with an eerie setting, with two men looking down at a dead body in the trunk of their car. What follows is a精美的场景在驾驶汽车道路的男子中，以令人不舒服的沉默和柔和的音乐在背景中播放。
I felt that thepremise of the film was perfect确实吸引了我的阴谋。

The film features anensemble cast with versatile actorsincluding Vikrant Massey, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiah, Ranvir Shorey, Tanuja, Om Puri, Tillotama Shome, Jim Sarbh and Arya Sharma.
While all the performances were spot-on, Vikrant Massey took the cake in this one. He portrayed the character of Shutu with great detail and nuance. There was a lot ofdepth in his performanceand I felt myself empathising with his character the most.

Thecharacters in the film were very diverse. Each of them had a different quality which I felt Sensharma excellently captured. Right from Shutu’s shy nature to Mimi’s provocativeness, Vikram’s infidelity and Nandu’s patriarchal views, the strengths and weaknesses of the characters were interesting to unravel.

Thescreenplay was quite symbolic，很多时候暗示了标题的死亡。
The various incidents including the first scene, the visit to a cemetery, the discussion about spirits, dancing with the tribals on a song about ghosts, and the last scene—all of them suggested death. In a heartwarming scene between Shutu and the child of the bunch- Tani, the former shows his favourite ‘E words’ andeulogytops his list.

A beautiful, and perhaps my favourite,scenewas when the characters go into the village and dance around a bonfire along with the tribals of the town. I loved the juxtaposition of this joyful scene with the melancholic theme of the entire film.

The Bad:

The thriller-drama film gave a very promising build-up, especially after the first scene since the audience is continuously aware of the fact that somebody will be dead by the end.
However, theclimax was predicable, even if it was quite powerful. I would have preferred something a bit more challenging and thought-provoking.

I found afew plot inconsistenciesand loopholes in the film. For instance, the film is set in the year 1979, but many elements seemed ahead of their time.

判决：

A Death in the Gunjsuccessfully captured the importance of mental well-being. It dealt with thethemes of isolation, sexuality, and adulting. It also shed light on the patriarchal views of society and the conventional ‘masculinity’ of men.
The sepia and warm cinematography further promoted melancholy of the main character, Shutu.

I would not recommend this film for children under the age of 18, as the themes were dark and some sexual content was present as well.
Overall, it was avery fulfilling and haunting filmwhich will stay with me for a long time.

Cast:Vikrant Massey, Kalki Koechlin, Gulshan Devaiah, Ranvir Shorey, Tanuja, Om Puri, Tillotama Shome, Jim Sarbh and Arya Sharma
导演是：Konkona Sensharma
Written By:Konkona Sensharma (story by Mukul Sharma)