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This highly personal and lighthearted documentary gives some social context but never dives deep on the potentially devastating cultural divide it is exploring.
Kate Taylor, Globe and Mail
Meet the Patels
2014 · 1h 28m · PG
Comedy, Documentary, Romance
Directed by
Geeta Patel
,
Ravi Patel
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Meet the Patels
Overview
Finding love is never easy. For Ravi Patel, a first generation Indian-American, the odds are slim. His ideal bride is beautiful, smart, funny, family-oriented, kind and—in keeping with tradition—Indian (though hopefully raised in the US). Oh, and her last name should be Patel because in India, Patels usually marry other Patels. And so at 30, Ravi decides to break up with his American girlfriend (the one who by all accounts is perfect for him except for her red hair and American name) and embark on a worldwide search for another Patel longing to be loved. He enlists the help of his matchmaker mother, attends a convention of Patels living in the US and travels to wedding season in India. Witty, honest and heartfelt, this comedy explores the questions with which we all struggle: What is love? What is happiness? And how in the world do we go about finding them?
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Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
[A] gently humourous doc.
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
Fresh
[A] charming, if completely obvious, documentary.
Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
Fresh
Ultimately a touching, funny documentary about family and cultural forces putting pressure on a first-generation Indian-American man to do what should come naturally: find love and a life partner.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh
We enjoy Ravi's search for suitable mates, and we like his family. In the end, they just want each other to be happy - and that's all that matters.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
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