Director: Kamal K M
Country: India

Review: Every day, hundreds of men and
women arrive in our metropolises, driven out of their homes by hunger and
poverty. They come in search of jobs, a way to feed themselves and their
children. They arrive without a name or I.D. Every day, hundreds of boys and
girls arrive in our metropolises, driven out of their homes by dreams and desires. They come in search of careers, a way to feed their passion and
love for life. They arrive with long
names and glossy I.D. Are they really who
they say they are? These searing questions are asked in Kamal K M’s I.D.
The film
starts out as a thriller, but ends up blurring the lines between documentary
and fiction. The flipside of the Mumbai Dream, the chilling underbelly of the
Great Indian City is portrayed beautifully in the film. The slum sequences were
so unvarnished the sense of reality was overpowering. The strength of the film
is the script. The film talks about rural-urban conflict with its visual tone
and ambience.
The climax
could not have been more eloquent if the director had stood up on a pedestal
and made a speech. Faces pass by you, and then blur into other faces. There is
nothing concrete, nothing that holds true, no identity. Everything is in chaos.
Every face melts into another face. Is that you? Who are you? Who are they? Are they really who they say they are?
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