The Night Doctor (2021), a Cannes Hidden Gem
The Night Doctor achieves telling an original story in which the pace accelerates progressively while supported by dark aesthetics.

Chintan Parikh, a 28-year-old middle-class man constantly surrounded by and troubled by the women in his life. On one fateful trip to Ambaji Temple he prays and asks for a power that could help him understand women and his wish is granted. Watch the drama unfold after he starts hearing voices.
The Night Doctor achieves telling an original story in which the pace accelerates progressively while supported by dark aesthetics.
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