Patang (2011)
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53% of critics liked it
(15 reviews) -
67% of users liked it
(101 ratings)
A poetic journey to the old city of Ahmedabad, Patang weaves together the stories of six people transformed by the energy of India's largest kite festival. Every year a million kites fill the skies above Ahmedabad-dueling, soaring, tumbling and flying high. When a successful Delhi businessman… More A poetic journey to the old city of Ahmedabad, Patang weaves together the stories of six people transformed by the energy of India's largest kite festival. Every year a million kites fill the skies above Ahmedabad-dueling, soaring, tumbling and flying high. When a successful Delhi businessman takes his daughter on a surprise trip back to his childhood home for the festival, an entire family has to confront its own fractured past and fragile dreams. Music and fireworks, food and laughter, a kaleidoscope of color and light, the magic of the kite flying high - a traditional recipe of healing and renewal. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- Prashant Bhargava
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 15, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Khushi Films
Critic Reviews
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
When a character says, "You fly these kites and feel the joy," we know just what he means.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Bhargava's naturalistic approach to capturing the sights and sounds of a city in full revelry on rooftops and in the streets is colorfully vivid...
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The story falls flat and the impressionistic style - snippets of conversation, extreme close-ups, jittery handheld camera work - loses appeal after the first half hour.
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Guy Dixon, Globe and Mail
Using a documentary-like style, the film is India as if captured by Instagram.
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Rachel Saltz, New York Times
[It] has a lovely, unforced quality.
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