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Director Shebis film Tourist Home tells the stories of the people occupying nearly a dozen rooms in a dingy downmarket lodge in the centre of the capital city. Not exactly a new concept, but much of it is fairly engaging and holds our attention.
The stories are told without any technical gimmickry or razzmatazz. The camera just passes through every room, hardly ever changing even the angle, but adding layers to the characters and making them denser with each passing.
One of the rooms is used as a gambling den by a couple of thugs. Its regular patrons include a lowly politician, a money lender and other such characters. A debt-ridden young man who faces eviction from his home in distant Malappuram loses the last bit of hope after he i...