Ottal (meaning the trap) is the intimate tale of a boy’s (Kuttappayi) relationship with his grandfather (a duck herder called Vallyappachayi). Directed by Indian filmmaker, Jayaraj, this movie adapted from Anton Chekov’s Vanka was the winner of the Crystal Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival. Set in the picturesque Kuttanad of Alappuzha1 district, the movie touches various chords like environmental conservation, Dalit Christianity, child labour, ageing, the traps of inequality and marginalisation, to mention a few.

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