Pizzas

Pizzas

Year: 2012

Runtime: 63 mins

Language: Latvian

Director: Laila Pakalnina

This playfully avant-garde film presents a puzzling blend of widescreen visuals, bold pop moments, and a road movie atmosphere. Inspired by a news story about two young fast-food employees who rob their employer’s safe and divide the money, the film explores themes of youth, risk, and unexpected consequences. Director Pakalnina, Latvia’s most recognized filmmaker, delivers a cryptic yet lighthearted comedy-tragedy.

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1

Quiet life with Anu

Michael Karthikeyan is a pizza delivery man who lives with Anu, an aspiring novelist. He remains skeptical of the supernatural, yet he is easily spooked by anything paranormal. Anu constantly warns him that unseen forces will soon reveal themselves.

Home
2

Anu's pregnancy and marriage

Anu becomes pregnant and they marry, tying their lives closer together. The couple prepares for a new chapter, while Michael's skepticism contrasts with Anu's belief in the unseen.

Home
3

First sign of the supernatural

A spirit is believed to possess Shanmugam's daughter, signaling a rising supernatural threat. Michael's fear deepens as inexplicable phenomena begin to touch his life, forcing him to confront the possibility that his beliefs are wrong.

Shanmugam's house
4

Delivery to Smitha's bungalow

Michael is asked to deliver pizza to a bungalow owned by a woman named Smitha. The assignment seems routine at first, but the tense atmosphere inside the bungalow hints at something sinister.

Smitha's bungalow
5

Power outage and murder reveal

Power goes out almost immediately after Smitha goes upstairs to fetch money. Michael hears a loud noise and discovers Smitha murdered, with a slice of his pizza missing.

Smitha's bungalow
6

Bobby's arrival and murder

Smitha's husband Bobby arrives and suspects an affair. Through his cell phone, Michael explains his situation and convinces Bobby to help him escape, but Bobby is suddenly murdered in the same room, with another pizza slice missing.

Smitha's bungalow
7

Encounter with Nithya lookalike

Michael encounters the couple's child, a girl who bears the name 'Nithya' and matches the spirit's description. He senses a link between the haunting and the murdered couple, and the mystery deepens.

Smitha's bungalow
8

Call to Anu and arrival of police

Michael calls Anu, who contacts the local police. When the officers arrive, they reveal that four people died in the bungalow—the Smithas and a girl named Anu, along with their young daughter— shocking Michael. He is immediately treated as a suspect.

Smitha's bungalow
9

Police attack and Michael's flight

The police are dragged into the house and killed by the overwhelming force. Terrified, Michael flees back to the restaurant to seek safety, still unsure whether Anu is dead or alive.

Smitha's bungalow
10

Friends' suspicion and Anu's absence

Back at the restaurant, Michael's friends realize they have never seen Anu and question her existence. They also notice that Michael's home lacks any evidence that he lived with Anu, deepening the mystery.

Restaurant and Michael's home
11

Diamonds, raid, and a staged haunting

Michael is shown the true backstory: Shanmugam's restaurant is part of a planned Income Tax raid, with diamonds worth around 20 million hidden in a candy box. Michael and Anu decide to steal the diamonds by spinning their story as a 'haunted delivery'.

Shanmugam's restaurant
12

Anu's escape with the diamonds

Anu escapes to Kochi via Bangalore with the diamonds, intending to settle abroad. Michael and Anu plan to vanish with the loot after the fake haunting succeeds.

Kochi via Bangalore
13

Final delivery mirrors the tale

After the phone call to Anu, Michael goes to deliver pizza to another house and experiences a series of events that mirror his own narration. He meets a girl identical to Nithya and becomes trapped inside the house as the lights go out.

A delivery location (bungalow)
14

Ambiguity and closing mystery

The film ends with the lights out, leaving the truth unresolved. The lines between fraud, hauntings, and crime blur, leaving Michael to confront what really happened.

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