Review of Siddharth (2013) by Jei P — 16 Jun 2015

IT matters that the father tried his best...

This review of Siddharth (2013) was written by Jei P on 16 Jun 2015.

Siddharth has generally received positive reviews.

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Writer/director/editor Richie Mehta (Amal) has created a modern day Bicycle Thieves with this devastating tale of an illiterate man trying…

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RIchie Mehta takes care to seek no melodramatic situations or easy villains, unless the villain is the uncaring society in which his hero lives…

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Joyous, heartrending and illuminating, Siddharth is a film that's more about how the daunting journey changes a family than where it takes them…

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By David Stratton (799) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 08 Oct 2014

I think it's a very interesting story, a slightly frustrating one but very vibrant use of the locations…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 20 Aug 2014

Though at times Siddharth can resemble a well-photographed report on India’s social and economic ills, Mehta subtly employs different styles…

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By Colin Covert (1,936) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 23 Jul 2014

Like Vittorio De Sica's The Bicycle Thief, the film uses downbeat themes to make a point about this particular society and life in general…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 23 Jul 2014

Not the easiest sit, but Siddharth rewards the brave with a study of pained determination and portrait of Indian life that offers a few surprises…

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By Liam Maguren (146) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 15 Oct 2014

By the end, it feels like you're the only one who helped carry Mahendra's horrifying burden in a heavily-populated country…

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By Kim Morgan (275) for Oregonian (1,550) on 07 Aug 2014

The film never feels less than utterly real in its depiction of both everyday Indian life and the hopelessness that comes so naturally in this…

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By Hannah Brown (91) for Jerusalem Post (83) on 22 Mar 2016

The film is made up of details, and these details create characters who are human beings and not just one dimensional victims…

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