‘Whisperers of a Storm’ set for London premiere

Bhubaneswar: Award-winning director Amartya Bhattacharya’s latest film “Whispers of a Storm” is all set for its world premiere at the 25th UK-Asian Film Festival in London in May. “It’s wonderful being a part of the 25th year of such a prestigious festival like UKAFF. This film is extremely different from any of my other films. We shot the film in all real locations — no design, no alterations, no planted elements — yet it’s a work of fiction! It’s as close as fiction can get to a documentary. For me, it’s a very special film as I’ve never attempted a film with such a skewed time and space and with an intentionally fragmented narrative, which will seem aimless and plotless, yet there are some subtle strings attached. I would only urge film lovers to give this unique film a try,” said Bhattacharya.
The film is set in the devastated coastal villages of Odisha after cyclone Fani. The characters of the film are based on the cyclone-affected villagers and their life after the natural calamity stuck them. “The real locations, the real people, the devastation, the hope of a new morning, the documents, the fictions everything are so truthful in this film,” said Dipanwit Dasmohapatra, the lead actor of the film. . The process behind this film is what makes it special,” said Dipanwit Dasmohapatra, the lead actor of the film.