Review of Provoked: A True Story (2007) by Al N — 05 Aug 2008

Aishwarya Rai is superb in this true story of a woman pushed to murder from years of domestic violence. An important tale, well executed.

This review of Provoked: A True Story (2007) was written by Al N on 05 Aug 2008.

Provoked: A True Story has generally received mixed reviews.

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Jan 2011

No one breaks into song, but this fact-based legal drama about a battered Anglo-Indian wife on trial for murdering her husband is infected…

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By Mohd Hafriz H (7) on 11 Aug 2009

Some of the cast actually hurt the film's bleak and supposedly intriguing tone with some of their unintentionally humorous lines with Aishwarya…

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By Kamal Al-Solaylee (29) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 02 Aug 2013

In a picture that begins with a torching scene and goes on to mine the burning question of the rights of abused women to strike back, Provoked…

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By John T (2,122) on 17 Jun 2009

I didn't read the book this is based off but from what I saw, it was a good film…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 26 May 2012

Unfortunately, in keeping its inflammatory subject matter at arm’s length, Provoked does exactly the same to its audience…

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By Dinesh P (313) on 27 Jul 2010

This truth had to be told like many others out there which are waiting and happening at second we write/read or hear about those…

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By Sandhya S (13) on 24 Apr 2008

Ash was again captivating. She was so believable in this role as a abused woman. I really was blown away by this true story…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 18 Feb 2014

A clueless Mundhra tackles the subject with a heavy hand and a contrived script…

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By Steven G (866) on 23 Feb 2010

The reality of domestic abuse, we can't just choose to close our eyes anymore. It's not an easy movie to watch…

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By Moana Lisa (4) on 08 Jul 2008

Just watched and this is a great movie about a true story of a abused woman who kills her asshole husband..LOVED IT…

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