Bandit Queen
Summary:
Bandit Queen, based on the true story of legendary female warrior Phoolan Devi, is a confrontational epic that paints a far different picture of India from other arthouse productions. Devi (Seema Biswas) is married at age 11, abandoned by her husband when she resists his advances, and turned into a social outcast who, at one point, is gang-raped by the upper-caste men of one ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Seema Biswas - (Phoolan Devi)
Nirmal Pandey - (Vikram Mallah)
Manoj Bajpai - (Man Singh)
Rajesh Vivek - (Mustaquim)
Govind Namdeo - (SriRam)
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Review:
Bandit Queen is a member in good standing of that film genre which reports on true-life crime by social outcasts, with Bonnie and Clyde the most familiar example. Warren Beatty's film was about crooks who took on the mantle of social avengers during a tumultuous period of American history. Bandit Queen works on two levels, as a feminist... Continue >>
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