it take a few viewing for me to really wrap myself around this one and but for me tear of kali be one of the horror highlight of the 00 and as far a independent horror go a veritable masterpiece . an anthology horror and it take on the story of the fictional taylor eriksson group and a cult of sort base in india whose member set out in search of ultimate self knowledge and healing of the psyche and with unpleasant result that echo down the year . with bookend segment set in india the film be make chiefly of three story set in germany and illustrate the aftermath of the work of the taylor eriksson group and with some pretty nasty gore at time . it an interesting set up a these thing go and but what set this film apart be the way the imagery be so carefully set up to develop the film horror . bad thing have be unleash and the general course of the film be a look at how the quest for self knowledge and ultimate therapy bring horror to patient and healer and others and the film be load with smart visual clue to the power of the dark force with which it deal and dark force unbound by time and place or even personality . good example of this be find in the first story especially and deal with a journalist interview a lady in a mental hospital . previous to this story we have see lars eriksson and notably his wonky ( lazy . ) eye and we also see him heal or at least comfort a patient . the lady mental patient of the first story be see in the same stance a eriksson heal a fellow patient and also a she wrap up the canvas from the art class that she run among her fellow patient one of their picture be see and a face with lazy eye like erikssons . there be also reference to folk in minuscule role and extra and walk ons have extra sensory perception of what be go on in the film and show the badness that have be unleashed spreading and able to almost infect others . there be more to the film philosophically than just evil within and it be a film about death and suffering and possible redemption too all bound in a structure derive from hindu belief in a fashion that seem like it might just be exploitation but have more relation to actual belief than one might expect ( at least from the research that i do on wikipedia ) . writer or director andreas marschall definitely deserve some significant credit for his skill in construct the film . as well a be thoughtful and the film be pretty chill too and the soundtrack of bharti india and panama john have a great eerie piano jingle and there be a couple of notable performance and michael balaun a a sinister doctor and cora chilcot a a freaky patient especially good . the third story also have a fine turn from veteran mathieu carrière a a faith healer . the big problem of the film be that it be not that involve a lot of the time so potential for fear be lose but these and a couple of other performance achieve involvement pretty well . so and the film isn not quite as grip a it might be and the act occasionally off and the pacing too and but mostly i think it be pretty great and if a shade short of it possible brilliance . well worth a look for adventurous horror fan i think .