Once a free fish in the ocean, the ‘Mackerel’ was caught in a fishing net and brought
to a fish tank in a seafood restaurant. She relentlessly searches for a way out of
the tank but finds herself surrounded by the sceptical pessimist ‘Old-flatfish’. As
the longest survivor in the tank, he reigns over other fishes with his knowledge of
survival. To him, Mackerel’s protest to escape from the tank is a threat to his regime.

Immediately the casual viewer would draw comparisons between Padak and the
hugely successful Finding Nemo from Pixar. They would be right to begin with but
Padak is a far different fish with the director stating the film is ‘A Fable for Grown-
ups’. Finding Nemo is a child lost in the world and its parent desperately searching
for him. Padak is a modern parable about modern society and the struggle we all
go through to escape the bonds placed upon us. But also it is a fun and interesting
story about a fish looking to escape its tank and live in the wider world, so along
with the great animation there is something for both adults and children alike.