Cargo
2019 1h 53m movie Film India

Cargo

“Meaning of Life and Living”

Synopsis

“Meaning of Life and Living”

Prahastha, a lonely astronaut, works in a spaceship. Every morning, his spaceship comes close to Earth and Cargos are delivered at the arrival bay. These Cargos are people who have just died on Earth and we learn that Prahastha works for Post Death Transition Services — a large, pioneering, bureaucratic company that stores, transitions, and recycles dead people for rebirth. Today, after many years, a young, popular astronaut — Yuvishka, trained in cutting edge technology, will join the spaceship as his assistant.

The 2018–2020 India Window

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The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Cargo premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.0
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,808 of 1,983 India films indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.4 points below the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Science Fiction productions specifically: #26 of 32 (top 81%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
Original Language Hindi
Production Companies Fundamental Pictures, Electric Films
Runtime 1h 53m
Release Date October 18, 2019
IMDb tt8992946
Official Site www.netflix.com

Themes & Motifs

  • afterlife
  • loneliness
  • astronaut
  • death
  • rebirth

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