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What to WATCH on OTT this week

March 16, 2021 09:26 IST

The OTT glass is full again.
Here's all the exciting new fare to watch over the week. Sukanya Verma offers a peek.

C/O Kaadhal
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: Tamil (with subtitles)

The anthology trend continues in this feel-good remake of Telugu drama C/O Kancharapalem. Director Hemambar Jashti chronicles four unique love stories of different age groups unravelling in Madurai.

 

The Little Things
Where to watch? BookMyShow Stream
Language: English

Book My Show joins the OTT bandwagon with its curated library of films, including world cinema, to buy and rent from. Oscar winners Denzel Washington, Ramy Malek and Jared Leto come together in this old fashioned Hollywood crime thriller about cops in pursuit of a most-wanted serial killer.

 

Act 1978
Where to watch? Amazon Prime Video
Language: Kannada

Crusading over red tapism never looked this extreme. And so a pregnant widow storms inside a government office with a bomb strapped around her stomach in her endeavour to teach the authorities a lesson they'll never forget.

 

The Married Woman
Where to watch? ZEE5
Language: Hindi

Manju Kapoor's novel of the same name is the inspiration for the 10-part web series, The Married Woman starring Ridhi and Monica Dogra. Against the backdrop of India's volatile political climate in the early 1990s blossoms a romantic relationship between two women.

 

Marshall
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: English

Another reminder of why Chadwick Boseman's untimely loss is such an irreparable one is his stunning portrayal of the first African American justice of the United States supreme court, Thurgood Marshall, in the 2017 biopic.

 

A Perfect Planet
Where to watch? SonyLiv
Language: English

Five breath-taking episodes hosted by the legendary David Attenborough extensively discusses forces of nature, from volcanoes to oceans and, of course, the human impact in this well-received documentary.

 

A Colony
Where to watch? Mubi
Language: French (with subtitles)

An intimately told coming-of-age story about peer pressures and support where a 12 year old begins high school in a rural Canadian town encountering corrupt influences and indigenous presences.

 

Dealer
Where to watch? Netflix
Language: French (with subtitles)

A music video director arrives in a gangster dominated hood to film a rapper with roots in the drugs trade. But when a gunfire erupts, things spiral out of control in this curious take on found footage thrillers spanning 10 episodes.

 

Save Yourselves
Where to watch? Book My Show Stream
Language: English

Written and directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, Save Yourselves, which premiered at last year's Sundance Film Festival is a pleasant romantic comedy meets science fiction about a couple deciding to cut off from all technology and reconnect in a cabin for a week. Their timing couldn't be more off -- their planet is under attack.

 

Digger
Where to watch? Mubi
Language: Greek (with subtitles)

An estranged father-son duo clash amidst rising acrimony and environmental issues in this stylish, sweeping, modern-day Western.

SUKANYA VERMA