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Brimming with bravura spectacle and an arresting turn by Seema Biswas, The Bandit Queen is a galvanizing ode to rebellion.
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All Critics (24) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (24)
This is an eye-filling and often stirring movie. March 18, 2010 | Full Review…
This is an eye-filling and often stirring movie.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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. January 26, 2006 | Rating: 4/6 | Full Review…
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.
David Jenkins
An astonishing, overpowering piece of rabble-rousing, consciousness-raising, epic-scale filmmaking. February 13, 2001 | Full Review…
An astonishing, overpowering piece of rabble-rousing, consciousness-raising, epic-scale filmmaking.
Kevin Thomas
This powerful but grueling Indian film is not only a tribute to her spirit, but also a searing indictment of a culture corrupted by the caste system and degraded by chauvinism. January 1, 2000 | Full Review…
This powerful but grueling Indian film is not only a tribute to her spirit, but also a searing indictment of a culture corrupted by the caste system and degraded by chauvinism.
Rita Kempley
An excellent examination of caste discrimination, human suffering, and the role of women in India's changing culture. January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
An excellent examination of caste discrimination, human suffering, and the role of women in India's changing culture.
James Berardinelli
Devi 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by Seema Biswas as a fireball of unrelenting, white-hot fury -- a slap in the face to her country and its barbaric, outdated treatment of women. January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Devi 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by Seema Biswas as a fireball of unrelenting, white-hot fury -- a slap in the face to her country and its barbaric, outdated treatment of women.
Edward Guthmann
A controversial film due to its provocative portrait of the legendary Indian female warrior; even its subject later repudiated it. May 2, 2012 | Rating: B | Full Review…
A controversial film due to its provocative portrait of the legendary Indian female warrior; even its subject later repudiated it.
Emanuel Levy
Lavishly directed as an historical biopic by Shekhar Kapur. June 12, 2008 | Rating: B- | Full Review…
Lavishly directed as an historical biopic by Shekhar Kapur.
Dennis Schwartz
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Cole Smithey
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. April 25, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
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.
Jim Hall
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Michael Szymanski
Seema Biswas' lock on our fascination and sympathies is unreleasable, making for a most powerful film from India. December 30, 2004 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Seema Biswas' lock on our fascination and sympathies is unreleasable, making for a most powerful film from India.
Jules Brenner
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