Court

Name: Court
Genre: Drama
Released: July 15, 2015
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 83

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Zeitgeist Films | Release Date: July 15, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: An elderly folk singer and grassroots organizer, dubbed the “people’s poet,” is arrested on a trumped-up charge of inciting a sewage worker to commit suicide. His trial is a ridiculous and harrowing display of institutional incompetence, with endless procedural delays, coached witnesses for the prosecution, and obsessive privileging ofAn elderly folk singer and grassroots organizer, dubbed the “people’s poet,” is arrested on a trumped-up charge of inciting a sewage worker to commit suicide. His trial is a ridiculous and harrowing display of institutional incompetence, with endless procedural delays, coached witnesses for the prosecution, and obsessive privileging of arcane colonial law over reason and mercy. [Zeitgeist Films]… Expand

Director: Chaitanya Tamhane

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 116 min

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RogerEbert.com Laya Maheshwari

Jul 16, 2015

Indian filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane’s first feature is a masterpiece, one of the best films of the year. Read full review

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Jay Weissberg

Mar 14, 2015

Managing to be both extremely rational and extremely humane, the film works so well thanks to an intelligent, superbly understated script and a feel for naturalism that extends beyond mere performance. Read full review

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Alan Scherstuhl

Jul 14, 2015

The film is richly detailed, and its acting seems almost invisible — the performers just seem to be these people. Court is one of the strongest debut features in years. Read full review

Neil Young

Mar 14, 2015

While this near two-hour feature debut does betray occasional signs of inexperience, on the whole it's a work of striking confidence. Read full review

John Bleasdale

Mar 14, 2015

Although Tamhane's film recalls Franz Kafka in its nightmarish vision of inhumane bureaucracy, Court is neither faceless nor surreal. Rather, the absurdity and numbness are all too human and as such even more frightening. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Sep 3, 2015

The film’s own unhurried pace might frustrate the popcorn crowd, but it is the blasé, blank-faced unconcern for expediency from judges, prosecutors and bailiffs that should prove much more infuriating. Read full review

Martin Tsai

Aug 13, 2015

Court invites comparisons with the 2011 Iranian film "A Separation," even if Court director Chaitanya Tamhane hasn't achieved the same level of mastery with his feature debut. Read full review

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NiK2000and3

Aug 11, 2020

The way this movie progresses is one of the reasons why it's is a great film. To prove it's point, the story guides us through all kinds of humorous and even ridiculous moments. There aren't too many mainstream movies with this kind of energy.

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