CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: When news of a terrible rape case surfaces, it is common to see the #NotAllMen hashtag trending on social media. However, many argue that this response shifts the focus from the issue of abuse to self-defense, and using it in the context of sexual violence can be unempathetic. Incidentally, it is amid the public outcry over the brutal rape of a woman trainee doctor in Kolkata, Anand Ekarshi’s Aattam, which ingeniously addresses the theme of sexual violence and the question of ‘whether all men?’ wins the national award for the best feature film, on Friday.
The film explores the outlook of a group of theatre actors who become aware of a sexual crime committed against the lone female artiste by a perpetrator who is hiding among them. However, when speaking to, Ekarshi noted that the core idea for his debut movie was centred around sexual molestation or gender study, but an exploration of a group vs an individual dynamic.
