Haami
Two young classmates form an innocent friendship whose simple kiss exposes the anxieties and class assumptions of their quarrelling families.
Overview
A heartfelt exploration of childhood friendship and familial conflict unfolds in a vibrant school setting.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- warm
- sincere
- witty
- family viewing
- school holiday
What critics said
The film was broadly received as a warm, emotionally accessible Bengali family drama about childhood friendship and adult overreaction.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bhutu's friendship kiss toward Chini is presented as innocent by the children but becomes a source of adult conflict.
The respective families' grown-up thinking transforms a simple childhood gesture into a serious dispute.
Bhutu's affluent-businessman family and Chini's high-life-styled academic household approach childhood and school life differently.
The lower-primary school environment brings the children's friendship and their parents' competing attitudes into public view.
Films like Haami, and why
The Kindergarten Teacher
childhood friendship, school-life drama, and adult anxieties surrounding children
The Little Rascals
warm coming-of-age perspective, family tensions, and emotionally observant childhood storytelling
Akeelah and the Bee
school-centered childhood relationships complicated by parental expectations and social judgment
Movie Details
- Directors
- Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy
- Release Date
- 2018-05-11
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (7)
Cast
- Aparajita Adhya
- Koneenica Banerjee
- Kharaj Mukherjee
- Gargee RoyChowdhury
- Churni Ganguly
- Sujan Mukherjee
- Tanusree Shankar
- Shiboprosad Mukherjee
- Broto Banerjee
- Tiyasha Pal
Common questions
- What is Haami about?
- Two young classmates form an innocent friendship whose simple kiss exposes the anxieties and class assumptions of their quarrelling families.
- What is Haami like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Haami as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Haami violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Haami.
- What did critics think of Haami?
- The film was broadly received as a warm, emotionally accessible Bengali family drama about childhood friendship and adult overreaction.
- Which films are like Haami?
- Films with a similar feel include The Kindergarten Teacher, The Little Rascals, and Akeelah and the Bee.
- How long is Haami?
- Haami runs 133 minutes.
