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Genre :

Drama

Release Date :

March 09, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Mira Nair

Starring :

Kal Penn, Tabu, Irfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, Gabriel Byrne, Zuleikha Robinson, Glenne Headley, Brooke Smith, Abhishek Bachchan, Sebastian Roché

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

4 of 5

“..much more than just a multi-generational family story or an examination of Indian and American cultures..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
3 of 4

“..manages to be old-fashioned yet immediate, epic and intimate..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [New York Daily News]
2.5 of 4

“..an unfocused and overly episodic drama that emotionally truncates what could have been a richly textured saga of an Indian family..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
4 of 5

“..An impressively directed, gorgeously photographed drama that is extremely rewarding..”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
“..a richly compelling story of family and self-discovery..”
by Scott Foundas [Variety]
“..a meticulous, understated, empathetic telling of the story of two generations of a Bengali family in America..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Susan Green [Boxoffice Magazine]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Bob Strauss [L.A. Daily News]

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A good film - worth watching.

posted by Mandip on Jun 08, 2009

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posted by Uliuybez on Jul 14, 2009
 
 

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