Alif’ throws open a window towards a contemporary society, where religion rules. There is a challenge in it that is thrown right on our faces to reassess our spiritual selves, and the fact that the film does not thrive on salacious provocations makes it a momentous cinematic piece. There is a gradual progression from subservience to emancipation, when it comes to Fathima. She discovers the voice that had long back disappeared down her throat, and questions the statements that Sulaiman Musaliar ( Latheef) makes in the course of his speech on Islam and familial life. The fateful night sees her family being expelled from society, with only a few odd voices like that of Hajiyar ( Joy Mathew) mouthing a protest against the decision to banish her.