SAFF 2023 :: Saturday Matinee :: Morning Session 1

The Dark Chapter

Dark Chapter illuminates the profound human toll of the horrific 1984 riots, one of modern India’s darkest tragedies. Through intimate storytelling, the film depicts how violence reverberated across generations, as families continually seek justice and healing from immense loss. Dark Chapter puts faces and voices to tragedy, exploring the lingering trauma that afflicts survivors and descendants of the innocent lives brutally ended. It stands as a stark reminder that we cannot forget barbarity if we wish to prevent its recurrence. This emotional chronicle of people united by unspeakable sorrow reveals humanity’s resilience in the quest for truth and closure. Dark Chapter brings light to unhealed wounds so they may find peace.