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  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Wolfe Releasing
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Wolfe Releasing
  • 1 h 56 m

Summary PARCHED is an inspirational drama about women set in the heart of parched rural landscape of Gujarat, India. It traces the bittersweet tale of four ordinary women: traditional Rani, a young widow; lively Lajjo, who lives in an abusive marriage; outcast Bijli, a dancer and prostitute who becomes friends with Rani and Lajjo; and Janaki, a ...

Directed By: Leena Yadav

Written By: Supratik Sen, Leena Yadav

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Wolfe Releasing
  • 1 h 56 m
  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • Wolfe Releasing
  • 1 h 56 m

Parched

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
67
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary PARCHED is an inspirational drama about women set in the heart of parched rural landscape of Gujarat, India. It traces the bittersweet tale of four ordinary women: traditional Rani, a young widow; lively Lajjo, who lives in an abusive marriage; outcast Bijli, a dancer and prostitute who becomes friends with Rani and Lajjo; and Janaki, a ...

Directed By: Leena Yadav

Written By: Supratik Sen, Leena Yadav

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
67
71% Positive
5 Reviews
29% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
67
71% Positive
5 Reviews
29% Mixed
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0% Negative
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80
Jun 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
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 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.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 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.
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75
Jun 17, 2016
Parched is a filmmaker’s attempt to understand how and why these women continue to live.
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70
Jun 16, 2016
Yadav pinpoints the various ways in which institutional and personal prejudices keep people enslaved, crafting a sharp portrait of gender inequality.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 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.
By Justin Lowe FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 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.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.8
80% Positive
4 Ratings
20% Mixed
1 Rating
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Production Company Shivalaya Entertainment, Blue Waters Motion Pictures, Airan Consultants, Ashlee Films, Marylebone Entertainment
Release Date Jun 17, 2016
Duration 1 h 56 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline All it took was the first act of courage.
Website http://www.sevilleinternational.com/film/parched/
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Awards

FOI Online Awards
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
Jaipur International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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