Overview
A woman with extraordinary abilities seeks answers to her mysterious powers, leading her into the depths of the human psyche.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- psychological
- melancholic
- late night viewing
- quiet evening
What critics said
Available reception is broadly favorable toward the film’s supernatural mystery, Bengali literary foundations, and central performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ranu’s paranormal powers are investigated by psychiatrist Misir Ali without reducing the mystery to a single obvious explanation.
The film adapts Humayun Ahmed’s Bengali novel and centers on paranormal phenomena within Bangladeshi social life.
Ranu’s life and questions are shaped by seemingly paranormal powers that lead her to psychiatric consultation.
Misir Ali, a psychiatrist and part-time professor, attempts to understand Ranu’s condition and unravel its mystery.
Films like Debi, and why
The Sixth Sense
supernatural mystery centered on ambiguous paranormal experiences and psychological investigation
The Others
atmospheric psychological horror using family relationships, faith, and unseen forces to sustain dread
Tumbbad
South Asian supernatural drama blending investigative mystery with emotional and spiritual themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Anam Biswas
- Release Date
- 2018-10-19
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 (21)
Cast
- Jaya Ahsan
- Chanchal Chowdhury
- Animesh Aich
- Iresh Zaker
- Sabnam Faria
- Labonno Chowdhury
- Shilpi Sarker Apu
- Russell Farazi
- Snehashish Chakrabarty Ovi
- Jim
Common questions
- What is Debi about?
- A troubled Bangladeshi woman seeks a psychiatrist’s help when uncanny powers turn her private fears into an unsettling mystery.
- What is Debi like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Debi as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Debi violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Debi as mild.
- What did critics think of Debi?
- Available reception is broadly favorable toward the film’s supernatural mystery, Bengali literary foundations, and central performances.
- Which films are like Debi?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sixth Sense, The Others, and Tumbbad.
- How long is Debi?
- Debi runs 107 minutes.
