# Shadows of Time (2005)

> Across decades of bondage and separation, two lovers struggle to reclaim a promised meeting amid the social violence of colonial-era Bengal.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23420

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Romance
- Director: Florian Gallenberger
- Cast: Tumpa Das, Sikandar Agarwal, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Prashant Narayanan, Sova Sen, Soumitra Chatterjee, Tillotama Shome, Irrfan Khan
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360960/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, oppressive, yearning, quiet evening, arthouse film night

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