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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Mehta keeps his sociopolitical critique in the background, allowing it to inform but not interfere with his intimate and devastating story…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 17 Aug 2014

Siddharth is a well directed, written, acted and photographed film that should appeal beyond India with its universal story about a father's…

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

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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 John Anderson (1,358) for Newsday (2,345) on 16 Jul 2014

Part of what makes Siddharth so troubling and moving is the difficulty we have situating our sympathies…

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By Sheri Linden (962) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 09 Jul 2014

Mehta explores matters more complex and unsettling than movie-tidy, against-the-odds heroism…

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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 Steve P (906) on 25 Jul 2014

This movie meandered a bit for me…

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By Claude H (39) on 14 Jan 2016

We watched this tonight and it was an interesting story from another world we don't know; tremendously sad…

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