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Farmer Bhuvan and his love Gauri live in the small village of Champaner in North India in 1890s. They, like the rest of their community, struggle to live off their harvests. When a brute-like British army captain challenges the locals to a cricket match, they fail to realize just how high the stakes are. One of the conditions of the game is that the loser will be burdened with a heavy, if not crippling,... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign, Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Romance |
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| Running Time: |
3 hrs. 43 min. |
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| Release Date: |
June 15, 2001 (limited), May 10, 2002 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for language and some violence. |
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| Distributors: |
Sony Pictures Classics
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$835,767 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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BBC, Kujinder Singh
"...lives up to its huge hype..." more...
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A |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...an enormously entertaining movie..." more...
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A- |
E! Online,
"... totally unlike anything else you'll find in theaters right now." more...
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B+ |
Film Threat, Chris Baker
"...the Indian film that'd be most accessible to a Western audience." more...
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B+ |
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