Kaatti Ri Raatti

By Pickle November 22, 2024

Hunter’s Moon

India| Gaddi, Nepali

Synopsis

After a successful season in the Upper Dhauladhar Mountains, a hunter hides his meat in a cave and
heads home with his first load. At home, his wife is upset over his prolonged absence and its impact on
their disabled daughter. He promises to return quickly and the next morning, sets out to retrieve the rest
of the meat and leave the forest for the season. To his dismay, he finds the cave empty and the meat
stolen. Using his hunter instincts he launches a desperate search through the treacherous mountain,
discovering that the rival is just as cunning. In this quest for meat, humans behave no differently than
wild animals. Battling harsh conditions and difficult terrains, they go to all extremes to prove themselves
stronger and more deserving. This allegorical tale of conflicting morals and twisted values reveals the true
nature of man in the wild.

Ridham Janve
Director
ridham.janve@gmail.com

Director(s) Statement

Building on my first film’s exploration of the mountains and their sacred essence,I wanted to take a deeper dive into what I call the true mountain experience. Since time unknown, mountains have offered refuge – whether for those seeking material pursuits or spiritual insight. Yet, what is this deeper self that the mountains expose within us? What purpose do the mountains serve, along with all beings, elements, and phenomena – living, non-living, and the in-betweens – that inhabit these austere landscapes? Perhaps it mirrors nature’s ultimatem purpose: the cycle of survival, where one life endures through the passing of another. In the wild, life is an antithesis to death – a balance that the mountain both embodies and enforces, while we, as humans, often attempt to sidestep it in our quest for eternity. Through this film, I seek to probe the human psyche, unraveling the intricate interplay of survival, morality, and the timeless struggle between humans and nature, where sometimes the human represents nature
and other times it is just human, an animal with conscience and ego, burdened
by dreams.

Producer(s)
Kartikeya Narayan Singh, Harsh Agrawal, Aditya Grover, Stephen Zacharias, Vivek Sadamate, Vikas Kumar, Sharib Khan

Production Company
The Film Café, Uncombed Buddha, Stop Whining Pictures, Ammi Media

Contact
Ridham Janve
Writer – Director – Producer
ridham.janve@gmail.com

Kartikeya Narayan Singh
Producer
kartikeyanarayansingh@gmail.com