Peepli Live
Peepli Live
In a tiny corner of a giant country, a poor farmer is about to lose everything. His brother has a plan to win it all back! PEEPLI [LIVE] is a satire, which revolves around a villager from Central India called Natha, his brother Budhia and their family. The family is about to lose their land because they are unable to repay a loan, when they hear of a government programme which offers the family of any farmer committing suicide a compensation of 100,000 rupees ($2000). The older brother convinces his sibling to agree to commit suicide. This sets in motion a chain of events which finds Natha in the eye of a storm. The local bigwigs, the state government, high-ranking bureaucrats, federal ministers and the national media, all become stakeholders in the mad circus that errupts..--©Official Site
3.2 out of 5 based on 11 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Certificate |
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| Genre |
Foreign, Drama |
| Director |
Anusha Rizvi |
| Cast |
Raghuvir Yadav, Shalini Vatsa, Farrukh Jaffar Omkar Das Manikpuri |
| Studio |
Artificial Eye |
| Release Date |
September 2010 |
| Running Time |
104 mins |
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In a tiny corner of a giant country, a poor farmer is about to lose everything. His brother has a plan to win it all back! PEEPLI [LIVE] is a satire, which revolves around a villager from Central India called Natha, his brother Budhia and their family. The family is about to lose their land because they are unable to repay a loan, when they hear of a government programme which offers the family of any farmer committing suicide a compensation of 100,000 rupees ($2000). The older brother convinces his sibling to agree to commit suicide. This sets in motion a chain of events which finds Natha in the eye of a storm. The local bigwigs, the state government, high-ranking bureaucrats, federal ministers and the national media, all become stakeholders in the mad circus that errupts..--©Official Site
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Reviews
The Observer
Philip French
“This sharp black comedy confronts the contradictions between India's extreme wealth and abject poverty in a less expansive and romantic way than Slumdog Millionaire.”
26/09/2010
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Time Out
Anil Sinanan
“First-time female director Anusha Rizvi’s witty script adopts a Capraesque approach to this grim topic. A largely unknown confident cast, rousing folk music and Rizvi’s understated direction result in a fresh, credible comic gem. ”
23/09/2010
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Total Film
Tom Dawson
“Drawing on India’s rural-versus-urban divide, Rizvi spins a dynamic, enjoyably-acted yarn that balances farcical humour with a satisfying seriousness.”
07/09/2010
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The Times
Kevin Maher
“A tender satire with a serious point to make”
24/09/2010
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The Sunday Times
Edward Porter
“The mordant central drama becomes surrounded by broad gags about clownish politicians and journalists.”
26/09/2010
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Empire Magazine
Anna Smith
“While the tone may shift from satire to farce at times, this is a highly assured debut by Rizvi.”
26/09/2010
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The Financial Times
Nigel Andrews
“It’s a worthy film. A little less worthiness and a little more sharply weaponised wit would have helped.”
22/09/2010
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The Guardian
Cath Clarke
“There is a deadly serious message about India's rural/urban divide in first-timer director Anusha Rizvi's satirical gem, but it also happens to have a juicily vulgar streak.”
23/09/2010
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The Independent on Sunday
Nicholas Barber
“Scattershot satire that hits some of its targets.”
26/09/2010
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The New York Times
Rachel Saltz
“The writer-director Anusha Rizvi, making her feature debut, shoots her story efficiently and with visual panache, but after a compelling setup her script runs out of juice.”
12/08/2010
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The Daily Telegraph
Tim Robey
“You can’t fault the crusading spirit of this controversial Bollywood satire, just the blunt, one-note, entirely obvious execution.”
23/09/2010
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