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  • 2015
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2015
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 56 m

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 of a...

Directed By: Chaitanya Tamhane

Written By: Chaitanya Tamhane

  • 2015
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2015
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 56 m

Court

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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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 of a...

Directed By: Chaitanya Tamhane

Written By: Chaitanya Tamhane

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100
Jul 16, 2015
Indian filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane’s first feature is a masterpiece, one of the best films of the year.
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100
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.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
83
Jul 15, 2015
For the most part, Tamhane improbably succeeds in creating a damning courtroom drama that derives much of its power from observing the cogs in the machinery when the machine is switched off.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW
80
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.
By Neil Young FULL REVIEW
80
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.
By John Bleasdale FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 15, 2015
Tamhane’s quiet techniques build to pure, cold fury.
By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW
70
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.
By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 16 User Ratings
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Universal Acclaim Based on 16 User Ratings
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19% Mixed
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Production Company Zoo Entertainment
Release Date Jul 15, 2015
Duration 1 h 56 m
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Website http://courtthefilm.com/
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Awards

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Mumbai Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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