RajaSethi

Inseasonthree,Ray’sworldhascontracted.FamilylifelooksalittledifferentashequietlymournsthelossofBruce,whilefiguringouthowtocareforhisagingfather,Bill(KennyGraham).AsBrittany(ChikaYasumura)growsintoayoungwoman,shedrawsfurtherawayfromRayandcomesclosertodiscoveringthetruthaboutwhohereallyis.ThingsseemgoodwithGary(JustinRosniak)andDave(MattNable),howeversinceseveringtieswithformerbossandconfidantFreddy(DamonHerriman),Rayisworkingfreelanceandfeelingasenseofisolation.Withbusinessbooming,anewconnectionwithcriminalkingpinRafael(JeremySims)intensifiesRay’sstruggleandwhensparksflywithnewcolleagueZoe(EmilyBarclay),anunexpectedtragedymakesRayquestionbothhiscareertrajectoryandhisethics.

ContemporaryMoscow.Afteracaraccident,championathleteSergeyBorozdinsuddenlyhasapsychicabilitytoseepastevents.Whenhebecomesasuspectinaseriesofmurders,heisforcedtousethisabilitytofindtherealkiller.

Depressing,darklovedramawiththinstoryline,thatmakesyouwonderwhetherthemakersbelieveinlifeatall.Themaleprotagonistisconstantlyrunningintoproblemsandgetsbeatenuptimeandtimeagain,somuchsothatafterawhileIcouldnothelplaughing,whichcannothavebeentheintentionofthemakers:theyarevèry,vèryserious.ThecruxofthefilmseemstobeasharpcommentonthemoneydrivenGermansociety,inwhichitisimpossibletoshowanyrealaffection;ofcoursethiscouldbeadilemmaofthemakersthemselves:moneyisnottheproblem,butwhatyoudowithit.Notforgottenistoincludeanextremerightwingmanwhoseself-proclaimedpurposeinlifeitistofreethestreetofsociallyundesirableelements.Itisallveryheavysymbolismwithnorelief,butitiscertainlywell-madewithascriptthat-asthefilmprogresses-becomeslessandlesssurprising.Thetwoactingleadsaregood;finecinematography.(janonderwater)

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BrijMohan(36),ahosieryshopownerinabusyDelhimarket,desperatelywantstochangehislife.Heisfedupofhisball-crusherwifeandmountingdebts.Inordertoescapehiswretchedlife,hechangeshisappearanceandadoptsanewidentityasAmarSethi,butendsupcommittingabotchedupmurder.Herunsoffwithhisyounggirlfriend,hopefulofmakinganewbeginning.Instead,asluckwouldhaveit,hefindshimselftrappedinawebofhisownKarma.

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