Miyaa Biwi Review: A weirdly charming mess you've never heard of

If you are looking for a polished masterpiece to watch with popcorn tonight, skip this immediately. But if you love weird, dusty relics that almost nobody else has heard of, Miyaa Biwi might just tickle your brain. 🤷‍♂️

It is a bizarre little film that feels like it was put together with spare change and sheer willpower.

What is this even about?

Honestly, the plot is so thin you could poke a finger right through it. It is supposed to be a domestic drama about a husband and wife, but John Hunt spends most of his screen time looking like he forgot his lines and is waiting for the director to yell cut.

There is this one scene where he is pouring tea, and the cup is suddenly full in the next shot without him actually pouring anything. I love mistakes like that; they make the movie feel alive and silly. ☕

It reminds me of the clunky, stop-start rhythm of Was He a Coward?, where everyone just stands around waiting for their turn to move.

The Good and the Badly Done

The camera work is pretty rough, to be honest. In one scene, the camera tilts down so fast I thought the operator tripped over a cable.

But there is an charm to how bad it is. It is definitely not as depressing as The Street of Forgotten Men, but it shares that same dusty, forgotten-in-a-basement energy.

• John Hunt's weirdly intense staring.
• The background dog that clearly wanted to go home.
• That one door that keeps squeaking in every single scene.

It is short, thank goodness. If it was ten minutes longer, I probably would have turned it off and played on my phone instead.

Give it a go if you want something truly obscure to brag to your movie snob friends about.