New on Amazon Prime this week: ‘The Last Hour’, ‘The Boy from Medellin’ and more

A new supernatural crime thriller series and a documentary on award-winning singer J Balvin are the highlights on the platform this week

May 05, 2021 05:21 pm | Updated November 27, 2021 04:09 pm IST

A still from ‘The Last Hour’

A still from ‘The Last Hour’

This week, Amazon Prime Video brings Amazon Original Series The Last Hour , a supernatural crime thriller on May 14. Set up in a small Himalayan town, The Last Hour is a Shaman (Healer) story, who joins a newly transferred cop to track down a mysterious killer. Created, written and produced by Amit Kumar and Anupama Minz, and executive produced by Amit Kumar and Academy Award and four-time BAFTA award winner, Asif Kapadia, T he Last Hour features a stellar cast including Sanjay Kapoor, Shahana Goswami, Karma Takapa, Shaylee Krishen, Raima Sen, Robin Tamang and Mandakini Goswami in pivotal roles.

On May 7, comes the world premiere of Marathi drama, Photo-Prem . Featuring Neena Kulkarni, Amita Khopkar, Vikas Hande, Chaitrali Rode, Sameer Dharmadhikar and created by Aditya Rathi, Gayatri Patil and Mehul Shah. Photo Prem is an interesting story of Maee, a housewife who seemed worried about being forgotten by future generations post her demise because she’s doesn’t look her best in the ‘old pictures’ of herself. The film captures Maee’s journey to overcome her fear of camera and finally she succeeds in clicking a perfect picture.

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On May 7 also premieres Amazon Original documentary TheBoy from Medellín featuring award-winning singer J Balvin. The film is based on the Colombian reggaeton singer’s preparation for his 2019 homecoming concert which takes place amid intense political turmoil.

On May 11 arrives the recently-released Malayalam mystery thriller Nizhal . Directed by Appu N. Bhattathiri with Kunchacko Boban and Nayanthara in lead roles, the film revolves around John Baby who is recouping from a traumatic accident, meets Nitin, a young boy who in turn interests him with murder stories. Eventually, John explores the possibility of Nitin's stories by mapping the events which happen to match with the real-time incidents that took place.

Highlights of the week:

The Last Hour Season 1 (Hindi) – May 14

Set up in a small Himalayan town, the series goes on to explore the story of a Shaman (Healer), who joins a newly transferred cop to track down a mysterious killer. Directed by Amit Kumar and produced by Asif Kapadia, the series features Sanjay Kapoor, Shahana Goswami, Karma Takapa, Shaylee Krishen, Robin Tamang and Raima Sen in prominent roles.

 

Photo-Prem (Marathi) – May 7

Drama with a mix of emotion, Photo-Prem centers the story of Maee, a typical housewife who on attending a funeral and realizes that in situations like these people often look for a photo of the deceased that can be put up in his/her remembrance. Photophobic and camera-shy that she is, sets out on a quest to overcome her fear of the camera to get a good picture so that she will be remembered for generations to come. Will she be able to get a picture that would define her? Will people be able to relate to it?

The Boy from Medellin (English) – May 7

Based on the Colombian reggaeton and award-winning singer J Balvin, the documentary revolves around his preparation for the 2019 homecoming concert which takes place amid intense political turmoil.

Nizhal (Malayalam) - May 11

John Baby who is recouping from a traumatic accident, meets Nitin, a young boy who in turn interests him with murder stories. Eventually, John explores the possibility of Nitin's stories by mapping the events which happen to match with the real-time incidents that took place.

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