Parched

Name: Parched
Genre: Drama
Released: June 17, 2016
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 67

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Wolfe Releasing | Release Date: June 17, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: PARCHED is an inspirational drama about women set in the heart of parched rural landscape of Gujarat, India. It traces the bittersweet tale of four ordinary women: traditional Rani, a young widow; lively Lajjo, who lives in an abusive marriage; outcast Bijli, a dancer and prostitute who becomes friends with Rani and Lajjo; and Janaki, aPARCHED is an inspirational drama about women set in the heart of parched rural landscape of Gujarat, India. It traces the bittersweet tale of four ordinary women: traditional Rani, a young widow; lively Lajjo, who lives in an abusive marriage; outcast Bijli, a dancer and prostitute who becomes friends with Rani and Lajjo; and Janaki, a young teenager in a miserable arranged marriage to Rani’s son Gulab. We see the friends unapologetically talk about men, sex and life as they struggle with their individual boundaries and their inner demons. Gradually, they begin question the century-old traditions that have kept them locked in servitude. One fateful night, the women come together and take a bold step that will change the trajectory of their lives. [Wolfe Releasing]… Expand

Director: Leena Yadav

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 116 min

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Glenn Kenny

Jun 16, 2016

Despite the appalling circumstances and events it depicts, the movie’s plain and unstinting affection for its lead characters gives Parched a frequently buoyant tone. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Jun 16, 2016

Leena Yadav’s Parched is a bright jewel of a film, surprisingly funny, fresh and upbeat in the way it takes on the complicated and often dark topic of sexual politics in rural India. T Read full review

RogerEbert.com Alissa Wilkinson

Jun 17, 2016

Parched is a filmmaker’s attempt to understand how and why these women continue to live. Read full review

The Playlist Jason Ooi

Jun 20, 2016

It is easy to feel the passion with which Yadav tells the story, and to feel intimately connected with her characters, even in the midst of heavy-handed and almost bloated commentary, which sometimes feels a bit too blatantly thrown in. Read full review

Nick Schager

Jun 16, 2016

Yadav pinpoints the various ways in which institutional and personal prejudices keep people enslaved, crafting a sharp portrait of gender inequality. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Jun 16, 2016

Yadav’s concerns about discrimination and violence against women are evident in nearly every scene of the film, as her script positions each of the principal characters to undergo an experience of self-actualization in defiance of prevailing patriarchal norms. Read full review

Simon Abrams

Jun 16, 2016

Too bad writer-director Leena Yadav only infrequently uses innuendo-driven sex talk to break up a monotonous series of confrontations between misogynistic alpha males and their unhappy wives. Read full review

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shasha

Mar 8, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So on womens day I saw parched.Overall a good movie with a good heart and good cause on the widely sensitive and important topic of women oppression and Gender equality in India.The movie unfolds right from the start all the taboos,prejudices and issues faced by women especially in rural parts of India and is suppoorted and aptly assisted by strong performances by Radhika Apte and Surveen Chawla.I liked the movie I personally wanted to myself see this issue which is now becoming gradually a revolution in India from the eyes of women and female characters.The movie has some drawbacks like too much of reality,over-patricarchal themes and lack of entertainment factor.But overall it is a movie that depicts the reality and at times gives glimpses of the fragile Indian male ego and the oppressed rural indian women.Some logics and characters and not entirely satisfied but dats okay.More importantly it shows the brutal reality with a straight face and no crutches and uses an into your mind approach thats makes the viewer feel the pain and turmoil the characters go through.Its succesfully sends the message it intends to and covers various issues of sexism,gender discrimination,reality,grey side of rural india,sex,domestic violence.Also it makes the viewer enjoy the drama and reality as it is wrapped up as an age old issue approach.Further the viewer who supports feminism or is a feminist gets a strong dose of reality and the movie sucks you into it and keeps you engaged in the drama.Mainly this movie is meant for female audiences and intends to empower women and make men with a patriarchal or sexist narrow mindset evolve and be better persons.… Expand

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