All We Imagine as Light
Payal KapadiaCast
Kani Kusruti Divya Prabha Chhaya Kadam
Credits
Written by: Payal Kapadia
Plot
Prabha and Anu, two women who work in a Mumbai hospital, share a flat. Prabha, a nurse, receives a rice cooker from her estranged husband in Germany, while the younger Anu has a secret relationship with a Muslim boy. A trip to a seaside village gives them space to reflect. Payal Kapadia's 2024 film won the Grand Prix at Cannes.
Sinekatalog’s take
Payal Kapadia's Mumbai drama of two nurse roommates is gentle, dreamy and quietly radical. Beautifully shot with night-time city images, it won the Cannes Grand Prix for its tender portrait of female solidarity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (14,433 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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