Unfreedom
Dark Frames | Release Date: May 29, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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0
Mixed:
2
Negative:
6
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The A.V. ClubAdam NaymanMay 28, 2015
Raj Amit Kumar’s film, which was banned by the country’s national censor board, is an intentional act of cultural and political provocation, and goes about its task as relentlessly as possible. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsGraham FullerJun 3, 2015
Director Raj Amit Kumar's bold but ultimately muddled attempt to address extremism and intolerance. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 29, 2015
Unspooling with an angry intensity and without a single sympathetic character, “Unfreedom” (originally titled “Blemished Light”) is a hard-line thriller derailed by messy editing and narrative silliness. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiMay 28, 2015
In writer-director Raj Amit Kumar's heavy-handed political theater, characters are little more than avatars of opposing cultural currents. Read full review
30
Village VoiceSimon AbramsMay 26, 2015
Though it starts off as a cautiously optimistic conversion narrative, the pseudo-progressive, banned-in-India LGBT drama Unfreedom quickly devolves into an absurdly pessimistic provocation. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyMay 29, 2015
The movie ventures into the realm of pure grindhouse sadism. It’s borderline reprehensible, in spite of Kumar’s intentions. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartMay 27, 2015
The awkwardly titled Unfreedom clearly waves the flag for acceptance and nonviolence — but it would be more effective if it invested as much in some cinematic nuance. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineClayton DillardMay 26, 2015
The film's troubled aesthetics are exacerbated by a screenplay that contains the trappings of amateur toil, including dialogue that harps on innocuous moments and trifling exposition. Read full review
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