Bandit Queen details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Seema Biswas, Aditya Srivastava, Agesh Markam, Ajai Rohilla, Anirudh Agarwal, Anil Sahu, Anupam Shyam, Aseem Bajaj, Ashok Bulani, Ashok Sharma, Avinash Nemade, Basant Rawat, Chotelal Siraswal, Deepak Chibber, Deepak Soni |
| Director: | Shekhar Kapur |
| Genres: | Bollywood - General, Drama - Biography |
| Studio: | METRODOME DISTRIBUTION |
| Name | Discs | |
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Bandit Queen |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 59 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 26 May 2008 |
| Main languages: | Hindi |
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harrowing, shocking but ultimately hopeful
By a customer from windermere , 30 Jan 2006[Highly rated reviewer]
I saw this a few years ago and it left a lasting impression. Bandit Queen is the true story of Phoolam Devi a village girl from the 'untouchables' caste who is routinely humiliated and assaulted by her 'betters'. Suffering horrific gang rapes and so on, she eventually decides that enough is enough and becomes a ferocious bandit (frankly, it's hard to blame her although her more savage acts are also impossible to condone). Then, in the middle of all this brutality there's a really touching love story too, but with the lovers on the run, even this cannot bring lasting happiness. The film explores her life as a bandit, but this same woman ended up after prison with all charges dropped and she served as an MP until her eventual assassination in 2001. This film is a brilliant, shocking indictment of the status of the untouchables and of women in particular in rural India. It's also an exciting, brilliantly acted action film. See it if you get the chance.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(30)Intriguing story filmed in a disappointing way
By Ferry41 (223 reviews) from Oxford , 12 Jul 2011I wanted to like this film but ended feeling disappointed. It's a great story about a low-caste Indian woman who overcomes brutal rapes and abuse to become leader of a gang of bandits. There are numerous harrowing rape scenes with an ultimately uplifting ending. There is some beautiful photography of barren landscapes. However, the story is chaotic and difficult to follow. It is sad that more wasn't made of the subject matter.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Bandit Queen (1994)
By a customer from London, England , 30 Sep 2010I cannot tell you what a moving true story this is. Well acted and gripping.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Bandit Queen
By a customer from Manchester , 05 Aug 2010I've read the book on this and it was also harrowing. This is a good film but has far too much graphic rape in it. I appreciate that this is what happened but it still made me physically sick. I nearly switched off a few times because of it. It is worth renting but be warned about the rape!- Was this review helpful to you?
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Horrific & Gritty Film
By a customer from The Midlands , 28 Apr 2010This film is not for the weak hearted or even the weak minded. It is horrific! The opening sequence sets the scene and the images within this scene are haunting.
So why watch the movie? It is based on a true story - this crazy stuff actually happened and that is far more scary than any scenes in this movie.
This movie will make you think and that has to be a good thing - right?- Was this review helpful to you?
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This is a good film but I don't like it
By IC (13 reviews) from Markyate, St Albans , 22 Apr 2010This is a gritty and very disturbing film. Be prepared if you go and see it. It is harrowing and unforgetable and will not give you cheer!- Was this review helpful to you?
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