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7.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: Set on the eve of the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, the members of the Noble family in tension-filled Bombay vehemently disagree about what to do when an old friend, a soldier who'd abruptly disappeared, finally contacts them, only to ask a dangerous favor. Parsi Gustad Noble's (Seth) apparently close-knit family is held together precariously, their fraying bonds mirroring their once genteel, deteriorating housing compound.… Expand

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    90
    It's scary and hilarious, with a magical, nonrealist tone, and it emphasizes physical comedy as much as disturbing, beautifully integrated metaphors.
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    So rich in atmosphere it makes Western films look pale and underpopulated.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Director Sturla Gunnarsson crams each sequence with subtle, telling detail while avoiding "exotic India" clichés.

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