67
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyDespite the appalling circumstances and events it depicts, the movie’s plain and unstinting affection for its lead characters gives Parched a frequently buoyant tone.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshLeena Yadav’s Parched is 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. T
- 75RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comParched is a filmmaker’s attempt to understand how and why these women continue to live.
- 75The PlaylistThe PlaylistIt is easy to feel the passion with which Yadav tells the story, and to feel intimately connected with her characters, even in the midst of heavy-handed and almost bloated commentary, which sometimes feels a bit too blatantly thrown in.
- 70VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerYadav pinpoints the various ways in which institutional and personal prejudices keep people enslaved, crafting a sharp portrait of gender inequality.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweThe Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweYadav’s concerns about discrimination and violence against women are evident in nearly every scene of the film, as her script positions each of the principal characters to undergo an experience of self-actualization in defiance of prevailing patriarchal norms.
- 50Village VoiceSimon AbramsVillage VoiceSimon AbramsToo bad writer-director Leena Yadav only infrequently uses innuendo-driven sex talk to break up a monotonous series of confrontations between misogynistic alpha males and their unhappy wives.
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