Tumbbad - CinemAsia

In the village of Tumbbad, a cursed treasure is hidden inside a mansion, guarded by a ravenous fallen god. In the 1930s, as fervour for independence surges through India, Vinayak Rao (Sohum Shah) returns to this village to claim his ancestral right to the mansion. To satisfy his thirst for gold, he breaks a vow to his mother, and risks waking his monstrous great-grandmother from a century-long sleep. A seemingly straightforward parable about greed takes on the form of a twisted creature feature.

Winner of two awards at SITGES, the world’s most prestigious genre festival, Tumbbad thrives on grotesque visuals, with ample doses of body horror and inventive creature design to wow the most ardent genre fans. However, the film finds its horror not just in effects, but also in its depiction of human avarice, set against the backdrop of an India attempting to reconcile its new nationhood with the traditions of the past.