If Stephen Chow can mix martial arts with football, then perhaps Rahi Anil Barve and Adesh Prasad‘s Tumbadd can mix fantasy with folklore and a whole lot of extra trimmings on the side. The 19th century epic opens the Venice Intl. Film Critics’ Week. We;ll be reviewing the film out of the Lido. Here is the teaser and synopsis.

India – on the outskirts of a decrepit village called Tumbbad lives Vinayak, the stubborn, conniving bastard son of the village lord, obsessed with a mythical ancestral treasure. He suspects the secret lies with his great grandmother, a cursed witch sleeping for centuries. Confronting her finally puts him face to face with the guardian of the treasure, an evil fallen god. What starts with a few gold coins, quickly spirals into a reckless, perpetual yearning, spanning decades. Vinayak’s greed keeps escalating till he unearths the biggest secret of all, something more.