The Calf Doll marks the arrival of a distinctive new voice in India’s slow cinema movement. Ankur Hooda’s film explores the erosion of farming as a way of life, and the impact of mass urban migration on villages and those left behind. A para-fiction featuring Hooda’s grandparents, who play improvised versions of themselves, the film observes Haryana’s fog-cloaked landscapes and its people with a keen, almost anthropological eye.
The Calf Doll, dir. Ankur Hooda, India 2026, Haryanvi with English subtitles, 91 min.
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The Calf Doll
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The Calf Doll marks the arrival of a distinctive new voice in India’s slow cinema movement. Ankur Hooda’s film explores the erosion of farming as a way of life, and the impact of mass urban migration on villages and those left behind. A para-fiction featuring Hooda’s grandparents, who play improvised versions of themselves, the film observes Haryana’s fog-cloaked landscapes and its people with a keen, almost anthropological eye.
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