Kothanodi

Four separate tales unfold within the film: a wealthy woman named Dhoneshwari tries to marry off her daughter to a python; Senehi, a schizophrenic woman who hates her step-daughter, plans to kill her while her father is away; Keteki gives birth to "elephant apple" that follows her around everywhere; and Malati struggles to save her newborn baby from her husband, who has sacrificed all three of her previous children. In the process, she unlocks a shocking truth. These four mothers are all imaginary yet paradoxically realistic, as they show not only the bright side of motherly love but also its most sinister side. (Busan International Film Festival)