An Indo-French-Sri Lankan co-production, it is set to have its world premiere at the 30th Busan International Film Festival in Competition on 23 September 2025 vying for the various Busan Awards.[2]
Synopsis
Anandi, a bioengineer, comes back to the Earth after spending years in space. But soon after arriving, she’s sent to a quiet mountain resort to be quarantined because of a fast-spreading virus called illvibe. Though the resort is beautiful and fancy, but Anandi notices strange things—hidden cameras, a UFO heading toward the Earth, and people in the town disappearing or dying without any clear reason. Her sadness grows when her father’s ashes arrive, showing he also died from the virus. One day, Anandi runs away into the forest and finds shelter with Nita, a resort worker who had been secretly watching her, and Nita’s mother. As she spends time with them, away from the rest of the world, Anandi slowly starts to heal from her grief.
The film produced by Nila Madhab Panda, Vincent Wang's House on Fire and National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka Productions, is directed by Vimukthi Jayasundara. The film received backing from the International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund, and is supported by France’s CNC – Aide aux CInemas du Monde fund and Taiwan Creative Content Agency’s Taiwan International co-funding program. It was shot around the hills of central Sri Lanka in October 2024.[3]
The film also received the CHF 20,000 for post-production from visions sud est, the Swiss fund for film in countries with low production capacity.[4]
Release
Bangkok-based Diversion has acquired the international sales rights of the film in August 2025.[5]
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