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Acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Pradipta Bhattacharyya’s latest work, Nadharer Bhela (The Slow Man and His Raft), has earned the distinction of being the only Indian film selected for the international competition section, “Innovation in Moving Images," at the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). The festival is set to take place from November 6 to 13 in Kolkata.

The film, which had its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) earlier this year, tells the story of Nadhar, a man whose unusually slow movements lead others to label him “dysfunctional." His life takes a turn when he becomes part of a travelling circus, where his slowness itself becomes an attraction. Blending realism with metaphor, the three-hour-long film explores id

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