Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- suspenseful
- sardonic
- intimate
- mystery night
- crime film marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Byomkesh investigates deaths within Benimadhab's dependent family and servant household, where every resident has secrets.
Benimadhab's wealth, army-contractor past, and support of unemployed relatives create the central web of suspicion.
Byomkesh Bakshi methodically probes the family's hidden motives with Ajit as his close companion and observer.
The apparently dull household is gradually revealed as a psychologically charged environment of private grievances and secrets.
Films like Byomkesh Phire Elo, and why
The Name of the Rose
period detective investigation, concealed family secrets, and methodical murder-mystery plotting
Gosford Park
classic sleuthing, layered suspects, and an atmosphere of social suspicion surrounding murder
The Hound of the Baskervilles
literary detective protagonist, intricate clues, and a darkly intimate crime investigation
Movie Details
- Director
- Anjan Dutt
- Release Date
- 2014-12-19
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (8)
Cast
- Abir Chatterjee
- Saswata Chatterjee
- Ushasie Chakraborty
- Kaushik Sen
- Ankitaa Chakraborty
- Locket Chatterjee
- Sampurna Lahiri
- Anjana Basu
- Rahul Arunoday Banerjee
- Chandan Sen
Common questions
- What is Byomkesh Phire Elo about?
- A celebrated Bengali sleuth unravels a double murder inside a financially dependent family whose respectable household conceals dangerous motives.
- What is Byomkesh Phire Elo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Byomkesh Phire Elo as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Byomkesh Phire Elo violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Byomkesh Phire Elo as moderate.
- Which films are like Byomkesh Phire Elo?
- Films with a similar feel include The Name of the Rose, Gosford Park, and The Hound of the Baskervilles.
- How long is Byomkesh Phire Elo?
- Byomkesh Phire Elo runs 107 minutes.
