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      Ramchand Pakistani

      2008 1h 43m Drama List
      Reviews 77% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A Pakistani man and his 7-year-old son accidentally cross the border and spend years in an Indian jail. Read More Read Less

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      Namrata Joshi Outlook Ramchand Pakistani provides yet another glimpse into the freshly energised, new wave cinema of our neighbour. Rated: 3/4 Jan 30, 2019 Full Review Andrew Grant Time Out Though politically groundbreaking, Jabbar can't seem to escape her roots as a director of TV soap operas. Rated: 2/5 Apr 21, 2010 Full Review Aaron Hillis Village Voice Ramchand Pakistani sadly negates its intentions with frequent TV producer Jabbar's soapy storytelling and too-clean production values. Apr 20, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member This was a great movie - coming of age, in jail. The cinematography could have been better. They needed to expand on the story of the mother and the man she was cookin food for. The storyline is based on a true story so was captivating to know that it was real. It leaves you wondering what happened to the real Ramchand though, and all the other prisoners. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member very different movie........it was nice and good performances although screenplay is weak could have been far better.................... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A technically incompetent execution of a good story. Excellently acted by most of the cast. In fact Nandita looks way too dramatic in an ensemble of mostly natural actors (and non-actors). Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Although it drags on for most of its 103 minutes with awkward transitions and scoring, the plight of a family to reconnect is enough to keep you in your seat for the conclusion. The colors are amazing, and most of the scenes are pure eye candy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Pakistani Hindus end up in hot water in India *** This review may contain spoilers *** One of the more unusual films at the Tribeca Film Festival. It's a Pakistani film but it's about a father and 8 year old child, Hindus of an untouchable caste, who wander across the border and are arrested by Indian soldiers. The father and the child end up being imprisoned for five years in India; meanwhile, the child's mother ends up working as an indentured servant but never gives up hope that her husband and child will return. At first, the Indian soldiers appear quite cruel and assume that the father and child are terrorists. The father ends up being tortured but eventually the two are sent to a prison camp for detainees where they receive considerably better treatment. The best thing about Ramchand Pakistani are the talented kids who play the 8 year old child (and later the older 13 year old). The child is rambunctious and comes to be loved by the detainees at the jail. The father keeps getting in trouble when he fights other detainees who he believes are trying to take advantage of his son. Some of the strongest scenes in the film occur between an Indian soldier, a woman who is appointed as the child's matron/teacher. In the beginning, she has contempt for Ramchand (the child) because he's from an untouchable caste; but eventually the child wins her over as he is a charming rake. The film gets a little bogged down when we cut to the scenes with the mother who spends three years paying off her husband's debt to a landlord on a farm. Some of the scenes show her solitary longing for her lost child and husband and those get a little repetitious. There's also a bit of a subplot with the wife becoming attracted to another man but that also is a bit slow-moving. Many of the detainees in the prison camp end up to be lovable losers and are drawn mainly as comic relief. I'm not sure that those characters represent real portraits of prison camp inmates. The film ends on a happy note when Ramchand is paroled and returns to his village and reunites with his mother. We learn later that the husband is released too. This is a colorful and moving film which shows a side of the world which most westerners are not familiar with. It also promotes Pakistani-Indian cooperation which is to be commended. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member this pakistani movie has given a new life to the industry in pakistan. this movie features some main problems that the people living close to the borders face. it is indeed worth seeing...thumbs up! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A Pakistani man and his 7-year-old son accidentally cross the border and spend years in an Indian jail.
      Director
      Mehreen Jabbar
      Screenwriter
      Mohammad Ahmed, Javed Jabbar
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Urdu
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 12, 2015
      Runtime
      1h 43m