Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey (2021): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 2021, Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey is a ciencia ficción and documental film directed by Arunava Gangopadhyay, running about 80 minutes.

What it’s about. What is Bangla kalpavigyan? Is there such a thing as Bangla Science Fiction? Is there such a thing as Indian SF? This is our journey with the genre, captured and presented like never before in film. Beginning with the early work of writers such as Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain (Begum Rokeya) and the speculative mode in Bengal, and ending with the pioneering webzine Kalpabiswa, the film traces the historical arc of kalpavigyan over a century of the genre. From the genre magazines of the 1960s-80s and the writers and editors who ignited the movement by giving it shape and form, the film presents a series of conversations and critical reflections from researchers and scholars who have worked with the genre both in relation to Bengal and kalpavigyan as well as the wider phenomenon of SF.

Who’s in it. Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey stars Barnita Bagchi as Self, Adrish Bardhan as Self, Sumit Bardhan as Self and Enakhhi Chattopadhyay as Self, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey page.

If you liked it. Fans of Kalpavigyan: A Speculative Journey tend to enjoy Origen, Interstellar, El imperio contraataca and Spider-Man: un nuevo universo.