Pyre review: Vinod Kapri's quiet ode to love in Uttarakhand's ghost villages

Vinod Kapri's film Pyre (Chita) follows Padam Singh and Tulsi, an elderly shepherd couple in a deserted Himalayan village, waiting in hope for their son's return. Drawn from Uttarakhand's ghost villages, where the young have left for cities, the elegiac drama captures their desolation through raw, lifelike performances, though its style at times feels designed for international festival audiences.