Gretel & Hansel Gets Lost in Its Beautiful Woods
Gretel & Hansel falters due to its razor thin story and lack of characterization. It loses sight of horror’s key rule: In order to create an effective tale, characters and emotions must be emphasized.

In this rethinking of Rabindranath Tagore's novel Shesher Kabita, filmmaker Rajarshi (Saheb Chatterjee) travels to Kolkata before directing his next movie. There, he encounters his past in the form of his former girlfriend, Indrajeet (Tota Roy Chowdhury), and teacher Brishti (Rituparna Sengupta). The Indian drama weaves the trio's past and present with the characters in Rajarshi's upcoming film. Subhrajit Mitra directs.
Gretel & Hansel falters due to its razor thin story and lack of characterization. It loses sight of horror’s key rule: In order to create an effective tale, characters and emotions must be emphasized.
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This short film was an overall creative success.
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