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Jallikattu makes a compelling argument for the intersectionality of animal and human rights.

Amorphous violence explodes in a darkly unsettling tale. TWITTER A rampaging buffalo transforms men into beasts in India’s Oscar submission from Lijo Jose Pellissery. In a small village in tropical Kerala in the south of India, civilized society breaks down after a buffalo gets loose and the villagers mindlessly join in the hunt. Veteran director Lijo Jose Pellissery returns to the theme of mob violence he handled so well in the 2017 Angamaly Diaries, which pitted local gangs against each other with tragi-comic flair. There’s nothing funny about the darkly symbolic tale Jallikattu, adap...

Jallikattu, Malayalam Film Picked To Contest For Oscar Awards, Brings Back Memories Of Raj Kapoor’s Jagte Raho by M R Subramani - Dec 10, 2020 11:51 AM Poster of the movie Jallikattu. Snapshot Jallikattu could be India’s best bet for the Oscars since it is a dark tale of humans and their greed. Lijo Jose Pellissery, one of the most-promising Indian filmmakers, is currently hogging national limelight after his 2019 Malayalam film Jallikattu was nominated to compete for Oscar awards from India. Pellissery, who made his debut with a crime thriller Nayakan in 2010, has a huge fan fol...