I was blown away by this film. Not just by the edgy violence and the no-holds-barred candidness of the brutality but also by the visual spectacle of it. I like the way it was shot, I like the poetic aspects of it, I liked its symbolism, the limited Dialogue, its juxtaposition of good against evil, of beauty against certain mortality, it was just overall a brilliant film.
I admit when I first saw the cover of the DVD, it didn't want to borrow it because I don't like war films, but when I saw that the main star was Irfan Khan, I had to take my chances. It turned out not to be a film about war in the very common sense at all.
The story revolves around the life of a warrior (Irfan Khan) as he tries to make the transition from merciless mercenary murderer to his redemption, but is halted when his son in brutally abducted and murdered in retaliation to his leaving the mob brotherhood under which he formerly served. After making a promise to his goddess that he will never pick up a sword again, he must now avenge his son's death as well as do good by the people he has hurt or wronged in the past.
I admit when I first saw the cover of the DVD, it didn't want to borrow it because I don't like war films, but when I saw that the main star was Irfan Khan, I had to take my chances. It turned out not to be a film about war in the very common sense at all.
The story revolves around the life of a warrior (Irfan Khan) as he tries to make the transition from merciless mercenary murderer to his redemption, but is halted when his son in brutally abducted and murdered in retaliation to his leaving the mob brotherhood under which he formerly served. After making a promise to his goddess that he will never pick up a sword again, he must now avenge his son's death as well as do good by the people he has hurt or wronged in the past.