
2023
What if Sidney Lumet had directed Women Talking? Or maybe Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery was adapted to screen with a contemporary element rather than a horror one. Except Aattam takes 12 Angry Men the classic and cranks it up to the highest notch possible by throwing a woman into the mix. And that too a remarkable Zarin Shihab who stood out with her performance despite having a much shorter screen time. The simple title aptly encapsulates the premise and the…