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A beautifully subtle film set in the sacred city of Varanasi that ponders on death, the weight of a life lived and the roles we adopt within families.

‘One day, Rajiv announces that, like an elephant, he senses that his time has come and he insists on travelling to Varanasi on the banks of the Ganges, where he would like to spend his last days. Conveniently enough, there is a hotel designed for just this purpose, but guests can only stay for 15 days at a time: if you fail to die, you must reregister under a different name. Dutiful if begrudging Rajiv travels with his father, and as the days waiting for death turn into weeks, the two men tentatively begin to air their grudges and grievances.’ Leslie Felperin, The Guardian

Ages 18+