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Ajji" has been positioned as a dark take on the classic fairy tale, "Red Riding Hood". The film is backed by Yoodlee Films, a production venture of Saregama.The film won the Fresh Blood competition at the Beaune International Thriller Film Festival, France 2018. [7] .
The dark forest of Red Riding Hood and her passage into womanhood is transformed into the urban dystopic jungle, where little Manda poignantly interprets her trauma as a ritual of female maturity that violently hurtles her into sexual awareness.
Presenting the official teaser of Ajji, a dark take on the classic fairy tale of Red Riding Hood, directed by Devashish Makhija.
- 38 sec
- 49.6K
- Yoodlee Films
May 24, 2018 · The dark forest of Red Riding Hood and her passage into womanhood is transformed int o the urban dystopic jungle, where little Manda poignantly interpr ets her trauma as a ritual of female
Nov 23, 2017 · Devashish Makhija ’s Ajji, a twisted contemporary take on the Red Riding Hood, is not for the faint hearted. It takes a stab at societal evils and also suggests how eliminating them sometimes requires donning wolves’ clothing.
- Devashish Makhija
- Kunal Guha
- Sushama Deshpande
Examining images of and storylines about Little Red Riding Hood in two picture books, Aaron Frisch and Roberto Innocenti’s The Girl in Red and Marjolaine Leray’s little red hood, this chapter explores how artists reproduce and/or challenge a cultural pedagogy in which sexual violence (or the threat of it) defines the girl’s education.
Oct 14, 2017 · The film has been described as a darker, reversed retelling of the children’s fable, Little Red Riding Hood. Here, the grandmother must wear the red cape, take on the big bad wolf, and seek retribution for her granddaughter. Ajji makes for bleak and gritty viewing, but it is essential.
