The Slow Man and His Raft (2026)

Movie review: The Slow Man and His Raft

The Slow Man and His Raft is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Drama.

Story

Set in rural Bengal, Pradipta Bhattacharyya’s contemplative drama about the human condition, The Slow Man and His Raft, centres on Nadhar, a motion-impaired, middle-aged man, “slower than a sloth”, who is swept into a touring circus following the death of his caregiving mother. Nadhar is something of a relic, a slow man stranded in a frantic, productive society. For those around him, his slowness can at best serve as a derisory spectacle. An expansive meditation on human nature, slowness and being profoundly out of step with the world.

Audience reaction

TMDB records an audience rating of 9.0/10 based on 1 votes.

Production

Release date: January 25, 2026 · Runtime: 182 minutes · Original language: Bengali

Cast

Amit SahaNadharRitwick ChakrabortyHaradhanPriyanka SarkarShyamaAparajita Ghosh DasHaradhan’s wifeSatakshi NandyRupaSayan GhoshRahmanSoham MaitraKaushik Roy

C

Chanchal Kundu

B

Basudeb Haldar

Themes

powerful