[Once
again I'm going to attempt to do a horror(ish) movie review a day for
the entire month of October. I've done this the last few years on The
Cleveland Movie Blog. Most of the time I succeeded (usually with the
help of a few other writers). Other times I didn't. We'll see if I can
pull it off this year.]
The United States isn’t the only country with a populist
authoritarian for a leader these days. India’s Prime Minsiter Narenda Modi has
that kind of reputation, too. And it’s likely Modi’s policies towards religious
and ethnic minorities inspired the new Indian horror miniseries GHOUL (GHUL), currently available to watch on Netflix.
The United States isn’t the only country with a populist
authoritarian for a leader these days. India’s Prime Minsiter Narenda Modi has
that kind of reputation, too. And it’s likely Modi’s policies towards religious
and ethnic minorities inspired the new Indian horror miniseries GHOUL (GHUL), currently available to watch on Netflix.
This three-part tale is set in a not-too-distant dystopian
future where India’s government has transformed into full blown fascism. Anyone
who doesn’t tow the party line is suspect, especially Muslims. Despite being a Muslim
herself, military cadet Nida Rahim (Radhika Apte) is determined to prove to her
superiors that she’s loyal to the regime. She’s so loyal, in fact, that she
turns in her own father (S.M. Zaheer) for teaching his students ideas that aren’t exactly on
the approved list. She figures some time in a re-education camp will do the old
man some good.
