Fresh
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.
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times
Parched
All it took was the first act of courage.
2015 · 1h 56m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Leena Yadav
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Parched
Overview
In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.
Director and cast
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87%
Tomatometer
Fresh
"Parched" is vibrantly alive, full of color and light and movement and music. There is sex in this movie, and there is dancing, and there are vibrant fabrics and foods and fire. It's a dry place, but one ringed with beauty.
Alissa Wilkinson, RogerEbert.com
Fresh
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.
Glenn Kenny, New York Times
Rotten
You can see flashes of bawdy comedic brilliance sprinkled throughout Parched, an otherwise grim Indian drama about four women living in a male-dominated village.
Simon Abrams, Village Voice
Fresh
Leena Yadav's third feature is a contemporary morality tale that critiques the often harsh treatment of women in the absence of egalitarian social norms.
Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter
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