Lost World 2020

Date and Time: Friday, 6 March 2026, 6pm

Entry: Free (Seating on a First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Francaise De Delhi, 72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi - 110003, India
Landmark: Next to the Annexe building of India International Centre
Venue Info: About | Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Violet Line)' & 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'
Area: Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description: Aravali Film Festival & Alliance Française de Delhi invite you to a special film screening of Lost World 2020

Followed by a Q&A session with the director.

Synopsis

Set against the unsettling backdrop of pandemic-stricken 2020, Lost World 2020 unfolds in a crumbling landscape where climate crisis, human trafficking, child abduction, and the relentless greed of urbanisation collide.

At the heart of this haunting narrative stands a forgotten elderly soul — abandoned amid the neon glow of urban prosperity. Their quiet isolation becomes a powerful mirror to humanity’s moral and ecological decline. As the city thrives on artificial connections and material ambition, something far more essential fades away.

Through surreal, dystopian, yet deeply poetic imagery, the film reflects on displacement, ecological destruction, and the profound loneliness of a society severed from its roots. Rivers dry up. Forests disappear. Livelihoods vanish. Families fragment. Identities dissolve. Dignity erodes.

Blending poetic realism with sharp social commentary and dystopian allegory, Lost World 2020 is not merely a cautionary tale — it is an elegy for what we are losing in the name of progress.

This cinematic journey invites viewers to pause, reflect, and confront a pressing question: In our race toward development, what remains of our humanity?

Film Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes

Director: Mitra Majumder

Language: Bengali (with English subtitles)

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