Sonchiriya vs. Children of Men


Unlikely Heroes Turned Saviours



    Abhishek Chaubey's bandit drama SONCHIRIYA and Alfonso Cuaron's magnum opus CHILDREN OF MEN have a lot in common. Both the films follow a downbeat protagonist on a mission that could be their last hope at saving humanity. This video essay focuses on how a similar archetype of an unlikely hero turned saviour is adapted into two different settings, one in a dystopian society in London and the other in bandits infested Chambal valley.

 
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