Interpretive Shifts in New Contexts Audiences bring their own social histories to a film. Themes of incarceration, institutional corruption, and hope can map differently onto Tamil-speaking regions’ experiences with justice systems, political repression, or social marginalization. A Tamil audience might read certain scenes through the lens of local prison narratives, caste or class dynamics, or postcolonial anxieties, prompting readings and discussions distinct from Anglo-American interpretations. This is one of the strengths of cross-cultural circulation: films accrue new meanings in conversation with local histories.