Experiencing Interruptions?

The Last Question

Anirban, a middle aged man is facing a personal dilemma with his live-in partner and comes to meet his mentor, Mr. Gupta, to find an answer. During the course of his discussion with Mr. Gupta, Anirban discovers many aspects of his mentor's personal life.

At the backdrop, an interplay of Anirban's discussion with his live-in partner - Urmi, reveals his dilemma. In one of their interactions, Anirban finds her condom and he confronts her. She accepts that she is in a relationship with Pratik (a mutual friend), which is purely physical in nature but at the same time she tells Anirban that she is in love with him.

On the other hand Mr. Gupta having shared his personal life experiences with Anirban also goes through a transformation and self-realization about what he himself achieved out of his life and decides to leave everything and go somewhere.

At the end Anirban's question remains unanswered but the discussion with his mentor leads him to a self realisation that changes his perspective about relationships and he accepts Urmi the way she is.

The story is about how the concept of relationship and marriage is fast changing and the new normal in today's world is far different from what it used to be a generation back.

The broader question is about who is the custodian of morality - Is it society? or it's an individual's decision. Will the concept of marriage and relationship as perceived today change with the passage of time?

Note: The film was short in two days.

  • Soumadeep Sen
    Director
    Urmi's Cat
  • Soumadeep Sen
    Writer
    Urmi's Cat
  • Soumadeep Sen
    Producer
    Urmi's Cat
  • Mandira Shah
    Producer
    Urmi's Cat
  • Satakshi Nandy
    Key Cast
    "Urmi"
    Urmi's Cat
  • Kunal Sen
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Gupta"
  • Soumadeep Sen
    Key Cast
    "Aniban Sen"
  • Soumadeep Sen
    Composer
    Urmi's Cat, MrityuBhoj
  • Soumadeep Sen
    Editor
    Urmi's Cat
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Sesh Proshno
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 27, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Cannes Court Metrage - Festival de Cannes
    Cannes
    France
    Official Selection
  • Kolkata International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    Official Selection
  • Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
    Bangalore
    India
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Soumadeep Sen

Soumadeep is an independent filmmaker and has a Computer/IT background. His recent works have been geared towards highlighting social anomalies that have been perpetuated through centuries of biases and injustice. He has directed two films - The Last Question which deals with the societal construct of marriage and relationship And .Urmi's Cat deals with the emotional turmoil faced by a girl who has been abused by her own father. He has also scored the background music for a documentary MrityuBhoj - which deals with the social malpractices in death ceremonies that exists in India. Both the films have been selected in various International film festivals and Urmi's Cat won the Best Short film award at Virgin Spring Festival.

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