'The Vigil': To Believe or Not to Believe?
If you mix religious rituals with dark mythology, the result will be effective, and the story powerful in 90% of the cases. That is exactly what happens at the beginning of The Vigil.
Mrs Sen
On the wee hours of a December morning, the ring of a telephone shatters the quietness of the Sen household. Anuradha, Who answers the call, is stunned to hear the caller on the other side of the line. Her husband had met with a fatal accident in Thailand and had sunk into coma and she needed to take the next available flight and reach the hospital. Both Anuradha and Sohini's world are shattered. Both the Mrs. Sen did not know how to address this crisis that they had never imagined in their wildest dreams. Somnath's body is cremated and Anuradha wants to carry the ashes to India, to Somnath's father for the last rights. Sohini does not object, as she is about to set for the Airport, Sohini faints. The doctor is called and he asks Anuradha to admit Sohini to the Hospital once more. In the Hospital, Sohini is diagnosed as having her internal organs damaged and internal bleeding happening. Doctor's however clearly mention that it was only days before Sohini would actually die.
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On the wee hours of a December morning, the ring of a telephone shatters the quietness of the Sen household. Anuradha, Who answers the call, is stunned to hear the caller on the other side of the line. Her husband had met with a fatal accident in Thailand and had sunk into coma and she needed to take the next available flight and reach the hospital. Both Anuradha and Sohini's world are shattered. Both the Mrs. Sen did not know how to address this crisis that they had never imagined in their wildest dreams. Somnath's body is cremated and Anuradha wants to carry the ashes to India, to Somnath's father for the last rights. Sohini does not object, as she is about to set for the Airport, Sohini faints. The doctor is called and he asks Anuradha to admit Sohini to the Hospital once more. In the Hospital, Sohini is diagnosed as having her internal organs damaged and internal bleeding happening. Doctor's however clearly mention that it was only days before Sohini would actually die.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Sudipa Chatterjee
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Runtime:122 minutes
Studio:Angel Digital Private Limited
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