Baramulla
A Kashmiri police investigation into vanished children becomes a chilling encounter with supernatural grief, political memory, and threats to family.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- melancholic
- late night horror viewing
- winter evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and ambitious, praising its Kashmir setting and performances while finding its allegorical politics and plotting uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The supernatural threat is repeatedly connected to grief, memory, exile, and the pain of belonging in Kashmir.
Snowbound Baramulla, local history, partisan politics, and disappearances are fused into the film’s horror atmosphere.
DSP Ridwaan Sayyed investigates missing children while supernatural occurrences threaten his family and community.
The film extracts eeriness from Baramulla’s snow-covered landscape, fog, and traditional wooden houses.
Films like Baramulla, and why
Tumbbad
supernatural horror shaped by regional trauma, grief, and political history
Bulbbul
atmospheric indian horror using folklore and family fear to explore social anxieties
The Wailing
haunted landscape, unresolved loss, and supernatural menace intertwined with local history
Movie Details
- Director
- Aditya Suhas Jambhale
- Release Date
- 2025-11-06
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (54)
Cast
- Manav Kaul
- Bhasha Sumbli
- Arista Mehta
- Rohaan Singh
- Neelofar Hamid
- Ashwini Koul
- Vikas Shukla
- Mir Sarwar
- Priyank Tatariya
- Nazneen Madan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Baramulla about?
- A Kashmiri police investigation into vanished children becomes a chilling encounter with supernatural grief, political memory, and threats to family.
- What is Baramulla like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Baramulla as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Baramulla violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Baramulla as moderate.
- What did critics think of Baramulla?
- Critics broadly found the film atmospheric and ambitious, praising its Kashmir setting and performances while finding its allegorical politics and plotting uneven.
- Which films are like Baramulla?
- Films with a similar feel include Tumbbad, Bulbbul, and The Wailing.
- How long is Baramulla?
- Baramulla runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch Baramulla?
- In United States, Baramulla streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
