Parched
Wolfe Releasing | Release Date: June 17, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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80
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshJun 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
80
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 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
75
The PlaylistJason OoiJun 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
75
RogerEbert.comAlissa WilkinsonJun 17, 2016
Parched is a filmmaker’s attempt to understand how and why these women continue to live. Read full review
70
VarietyNick SchagerJun 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
60
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJun 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
50
Village VoiceSimon AbramsJun 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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