2021 · drama · thriller · adaptation
Joji
Directed by Dileesh Pothan1h 53m2021
Joji, an engineering dropout and the youngest son of a rich family lives with his aspirations of becoming super wealthy. Driven by greed and blind ambition, he decides to execute his plans following an unexpected event in the family.
Our read: Joji (2021) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · thriller · adaptation entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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