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  • 2011
  • PG
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary En route to India in 1956 in search of enlightenment, a young American philosophy student – Michael Murphy – takes a Scottish detour to the “Links of Burningbush.” Seeking to enjoy one last round before giving up his beloved game, he is unexpectedly paired with the mysterious and mischievous golf pro – Shivas Irons. A wild adventure on a...

Directed By: Susan Streitfeld

Written By: Michael Murphy, Susan Streitfeld

  • 2011
  • PG
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2011
  • PG
  • 1 h 26 m

Golf in the Kingdom

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Summary En route to India in 1956 in search of enlightenment, a young American philosophy student – Michael Murphy – takes a Scottish detour to the “Links of Burningbush.” Seeking to enjoy one last round before giving up his beloved game, he is unexpectedly paired with the mysterious and mischievous golf pro – Shivas Irons. A wild adventure on a...

Directed By: Susan Streitfeld

Written By: Michael Murphy, Susan Streitfeld

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Jul 30, 2011
In this shoestring outing, Susan Streitfeld ("Female Perversions") opts for an unsettling mix of low-tech cinematic tricks and temporal reshufflings to simulate the process of enlightenment to sometimes laudable, usually ludicrous effect.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
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Jul 28, 2011
Everyone spouts nicely turned baloney elevating golf to the level of a religious experience, which grows tedious fairly quickly. The film almost works, though, if you view the whole thing as a very, very dry comedy.
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Dec 8, 2011
Don't invest too much in the word "Golf" at the beginning of the title. Golf in the Kingdom is arguably less of a sports movie than the first "Harry Potter." (At least someone won that game of quidditch ...)
By Peter Hartlaub FULL REVIEW
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Jul 26, 2011
From the outset, Streitfeld hopscotches back and forth over her tale's 24 hours with a self-conscious aesthetic affectation (overlapping imagery, shifting camera speeds, elliptical edits) that demolishes any intelligible character or plot development, resulting in a story comprised of pretentious meditative fragments.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
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Jul 26, 2011
The film, for all its trite lessons, forgets that people mainly play golf because they enjoy it.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Golf in The Kingdom
Release Date Jul 29, 2011
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating PG
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Website http://golfinthekingdommovie.com/
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