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Patang

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In the city of Ahmedabad a family duels with other kite fliers amid India's largest kite festival.

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Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor When a character says, "You fly these kites and feel the joy," we know just what he means. Rated: A- Jul 20, 2012 Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Bhargava's naturalistic approach to capturing the sights and sounds of a city in full revelry on rooftops and in the streets is colorfully vivid... Rated: 3/5 Jul 19, 2012 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle The story falls flat and the impressionistic style - snippets of conversation, extreme close-ups, jittery handheld camera work - loses appeal after the first half hour. Rated: 2/4 Jul 12, 2012 Full Review J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy The lack of contrivance that turns Patang into a work worthy of admiration. Nov 6, 2017 Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Despite an occasional lack of narrative clarity, Patang has enough visual elegance and observant family dynamics to make it worth seeing. Rated: 3/4 Jul 12, 2012 Full Review Norman Wilner NOW Toronto Bhargava is in love with a visual effect that makes his digital cinematography look like Super 8 film. It's like watching the whole movie through an Instagram filter, and it's utterly unnecessary. Rated: 2/5 Jun 22, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member If you are Indian, Then it's worth watching. a beautiful movie except the colour filters. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Waste of time. Overrated movie Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Uplifting. This is one of the year's very best movies. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie has beautiful imagery and is very visceral. You can see, taste, smell, feel India throughout the movie. Loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Authentic. Visually rich, verbally subtle, soaks you in slowly. Takes you in, as part of the family, to the tensions, joys and rhythms of India's largest kite festival. A must see on the big screen. I want to see it again! Soon. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Magical and profound. One of my favorite films in a long time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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(L-R) Hamid Shaikh and Azur in "Patang." Sugandha Garg as Priya in "Patang." Seema Biswas as Sudha in "Patang." A scene from "Patang." Patang (2011) Patang (2011) View more photos

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Synopsis In the city of Ahmedabad a family duels with other kite fliers amid India's largest kite festival.
Director
Prashant Bhargava
Producer
Jaideep Punjabi
Screenwriter
Prashant Bhargava, James Townsend
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 15, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m