Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- atmospheric
- tense
- mystery night
- crime thriller marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The mysterious matchstick, the gifted matchbox, and the dead girl’s unexplained death organize Byomkesh’s inquiry.
The cocaine-racket leader previously caught by young Byomkesh seeks revenge while a new mystery unfolds.
The film merges Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay’s stories Agnibaan and Uposonghar, while hinting at Satyanweshi.
Byomkesh Bakshi investigates alongside Ajit Bandyopadhyay within the Bengali literary detective tradition.
Films like Byomkesh O Agnibaan, and why
Byomkesh Bakshi: The Truth Seeker
Bengali literary detective mystery with an observant sleuth, atmospheric investigation, and period crime intrigue
The Name of the Rose
Period detective thriller centered on a brilliant investigator, hidden motives, and layered clues
Gosford Park
Character-driven whodunit with a methodical investigation, suspicious deaths, and a richly atmospheric setting
Movie Details
- Director
- Anjan Dutt
- Release Date
- 2017-09-22
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Jisshu Sengupta
- Saswata Chatterjee
- Ushasie Chakraborty
- Swastika Mukherjee
- Anjan Dutt
- Ankitaa Chakraborty
- Debdut Ghosh
- Suprobhat Das
- Sumanta Mukherjee
- Soumendra Bhattacharya
Common questions
- What is Byomkesh O Agnibaan about?
- An atmospheric Bengali detective thriller follows Byomkesh Bakshi through a suspicious death, a cryptic matchbox, and a grudge rooted in an earlier case.
- What is Byomkesh O Agnibaan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Byomkesh O Agnibaan as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Byomkesh O Agnibaan violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Byomkesh O Agnibaan as mild.
- Which films are like Byomkesh O Agnibaan?
- Films with a similar feel include Byomkesh Bakshi: The Truth Seeker, The Name of the Rose, and Gosford Park.
- How long is Byomkesh O Agnibaan?
- Byomkesh O Agnibaan runs 105 minutes.
