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10/18/08
Bandit Queen (1994)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:24
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Directed by Shekhar Kapur (ELIZABETH), this is a controversial movie based on the life of Phoolan Devi, India's notorious woman dacoit (bandit), who channeled her rage at her rape and mistreatment... [More]
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07/22/08
Top CriticLavishly directed as an historical biopic by Shekhar Kapur.
06/12/08
No review available.
05/01/08
In comparison with most of the Indian cinema that breaks through to the Western mainstream, Bandit Queen stands out for its political attitude and willingness to take on Hollywood sensibilities in its storytelling.
04/25/08
Russell Brand is, for once, well cast in the role of vague, vain singer Aldous, who's also the object of obsession for a waiter and aspiring musician in the Hawaiian resort.
04/25/08
The numerous, unflinchingly filmed scenes of public and gang rape make this a visceral, if gruelling, experience, especially when juxtaposed with sprawling, beautifully photographed vistas of the Indian deserts and mountain ranges.
01/26/06
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06/30/05
No review available.
06/01/05
Seema Biswas' lock on our fascination and sympathies is unreleasable, making for a most powerful film from India.
12/30/04
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05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
10/21/02
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03/14/02
Top CriticAlthough the "Bandit Queen" is a film loaded with violence and hatred, it is also an affirmation of the durability of the human spirit.
02/27/02
An astonishing, overpowering piece of rabble-rousing, consciousness-raising, epic-scale filmmaking.
02/13/01
Top CriticIt is representative of a thousand other real-life stories -- albeit not as spectacular as the Devi saga -- which have emerged in the news from India in the past decade.
01/01/00
To watch the film -- directed with eye-opening vigor by Shekhar Kapur -- is to vicariously experience the social horrors of India's patriarchal system.
01/01/00
Top CriticDevi is played by Seema Biswas as a fireball of unrelenting, white-hot fury -- a slap in the face to her country and its barbaric, outdated treatment of women.
01/01/00
Top CriticAn excellent examination of caste discrimination, human suffering, and the role of women in India's changing culture.
01/01/00
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