Pyre (film)

Pyre is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by filmmaker Vinod Kapri. Pyre had its world premier at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in the Official Competition section, where it was the only film in the competition category and won the best film PÖFF Audience Award. Pyre was also the opening film at 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival, marking its Indian premiere, and has won the Jury Special Mention Award in the Asian Cinema Competition section. The plot revolves around an aging couple, in a remote part of the Indian Himalayas, Padam and Tulsi. Their once-lively village is now desolate as more and more families migrate to the cities, leaving the couple to wonder if there will be anyone left to carry out their last rites when their time finally comes. With little hope left, the couple begin to feel themselves wither away beside their beloved village, turning to their childlike bickering as a source of fleeting distraction. One day, Padam and Tulsi receive a letter from their son - a son whom they have not heard from in over 30 years.