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The Cloud & the Man

The Cloud & The Man is the story of a guy called Manik who lives in the crumbling city of Kolkata. Loner by nature and asocial by choice, he lives with his ailing father who is nothing more than an alarm clock to him. Manik leads an 'uneventful' life which revolves around his plants, the strays he feeds, the spider, the ants and the house lizard. Manik's father passes away one day and Manik finds himself in a quandary. He is served a month's notice to vacate the rented house he stays in. Just when the world around him starts falling apart, Manik meets someone that would change his life and the course of our story for good. He meets a cloud. Initially mistaking the cloud as a stalker, Manik soon discovers his folly. What unfolds is the most unique love story the world has ever seen. The story of a cloud and a man. The surreal romance brings out a new Manik in him and propels him into a roller coaster journey of faith, betrayal, belief & warmth.

  • Abhinandan Banerjee
    Director
  • Abhinandan Banerjee
    Writer
  • Bauddhayan Mukherji
    Writer
  • Bauddhayan Mukherji
    Producer
  • Monalisa Mukherji
    Producer
  • Chandan Sen
    Key Cast
    "Manikbabu"
  • Bratya Basu
    Key Cast
    "Sadhan"
  • Debesh Roy Chowdhury
    Key Cast
    "Kali"
  • Arun Guhathakurta
    Key Cast
    "Landlord"
  • Nimai Ghosh
    Key Cast
    "Father"
  • Anup Singh
    DOP
  • Abhro Banerjee
    Editor
  • Subhajit Mukherjee
    Music Director
  • Abhijit Tenny Roy
    Sound Engineer
  • Monalisa Mukherji
    Production Designer
  • Bablu Singha
    Art Director
  • Malay Mukherjee
    Make Up
  • Dipankar Das
    Line Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Manikbabur Megh
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 37 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 10, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    Bengali
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2.35
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
    Tallinn
    Estonia
    November 17, 2021
    World Premiere
    First Feature Competition
  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival

    North American Premiere
  • Asia Pacific Screen Awards

    In Competition
  • Edinburgh Film Festival

    UK Premiere
  • Hong Kong International Film Festival

    Firebird Competition
  • International Film Festival of India, Goa

    Asian Premiere
  • Kolkata International Film Festival

    Best Asian Film, Netpac Award
  • Taipei Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • International Film Festival of Kerala

    Official Selection
  • Indo German Film Week

    In Competition
  • Chicago South Asian Film Festival

    Official Selection
  • IFF Prime Meridian Vladivostok

    Russian Premiere
    Best Male Actor
  • FilmColumbia

    Official Selection
  • MOOOV Film Festival

    Belgian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Indian Film Festival of Melbourne

    Australian Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Outsider Pictures
    Sales Agent
    Country: Worldwide
Director Biography - Abhinandan Banerjee

An admirer of anything surreal, fantastic and paranormal, Abhinandan Banerjee had shown all the hallmark of greatness when he dropped out of college to pursue filmmaking. At the age of 19 he co-wrote the critically acclaimed Bengali feature Teenkahon and went on to win the Best Screenplay award at the Bridge Film Festival at Kosovo. Over the last 7 years Abhinandan has literally done everything when it comes to visual and literary art - he ran an advertising agency, wrote & directed advertising films, designed brand identities of leading brands, wrote screenplays, designed posters for films, wrote stories for Radio Mirchi, episodes for web series and ended up heading La La Lamb, the content lab of Little Lamb Films in Mumbai.

Currently, Abhinandan is co-writing the screenplay of Marichjhapi (APM, Busan 2019 and L'Atelier, Cannes, 2020).

Manikbabur Megh (The Cloud & the Man) is his debut feature.

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Director Statement

Apart from death, nature had always been the greatest mentor and inspiration for me. Be it architecture, art, storytelling or life itself... nature was always the primary rescuer in every medium that I perused. The unavoidable compass, in this infinite universe. It kept attracting me through her umpteen thresholds and surprises. Mountains, oceans, leaves, insects, the charm of rains, a drop of dew on the tip of a grass- from macro to micro... she showed her beauty in everything. And one day the unthinkable happened when a cloud gave me shelter on a hot sunny day.

That very day The Cloud & the Man was born.

The film is the journey of a socially unfit man, going back to nature- where it all began. A pursuit towards purity. This film is a cinematic journey to transcend viewers into an alternative reality where man and nature are synonymous- just like old times.