Liar's Dice

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Liar's Dice

2014,

1h 44m,

Adventure/

Drama

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67%

6 Reviews

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69%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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6 Reviews

69%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

The canvas of the film stretches from a small village on the mountains called Chitkul, which borders China to the industrial land of big dreams, Delhi city. It's about a young mother, Kamala and her 3-year-old daughter from a tribal community who embarks on a journey leaving their native land in search of her missing husband. Along this journey she encounters an army deserter who, realizing the perils of the journey ahead for them, decides to accompany them to their destination.

Deborah Young

The Hollywood Reporter

Mar 19, 2021

Not always convincing, the tale sails along on the coattails of two fine actors, Geetanjali Thapa and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who hold things together through various shifts in tone.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Jan 19, 2014

Writer-director Geeta Mohandas makes a quietly effective debut with this Indian road drama.

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Mar 19, 2021

2.5/5

As the journey continues and the problems mount for Kamala, the difficulties also increase for those of us on the other side of the cinema screen. Primarily, the character development is an issue.

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Michelle Orange

sbs.com.au

Mar 19, 2021

2.5/5

Both Thapa and Siddiqui glower very well, I believed every dark flicker, but the tension between their characters barely moves past its original, obvious form.

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Emma Thrower

HeyUGuys

Mar 19, 2021

3/5

Mohandas' first feature is an impressive feat. Venturing from the rehearsed opening village scenes to the later, crowd-heavy Delhi shots, the fact no passersby look at the camera is a triumph it itself.

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J Hurtado

ScreenAnarchy

Nov 6, 2017

Liar's Dice is another strong entry in the canon of recent Indian independents.

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Kylo W

Feb 17, 2018

India's Oscar submission for 2014 is a quietly understated but powerful road movie about a woman with her daughter on a quest looking for her husband who went to the city as a labourer and disappeared. Makes a statement about rural urban migration and the state of unskilled labour without being preachy and resonates long after the film is over. Nawazuddin is as good as ever, but the revelation is the relative newcomer Geetanjali Thapa (who won National Award for Best Actress) for nailing the role of a strong and woman wavering between determination and doubt in the face of uncertainty.

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Hermione S

Jul 19, 2017

NO ENDING! She ends up with a bag containing her husband's possessions. HOW did she get it? Did her husband get robbed? Is he dead? Was her travelling companion involved in either of those possible scenarios, and if so, HOW, since he has been busy travelling with this woman. Did he kill her husband then go to her village to find her? With so many unanswered questions, we'd be better off writing our OWN movie script.

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin

Geetanjali Thapa

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Synopsis

The canvas of the film stretches from a small village on the mountains called Chitkul, which borders China to the industrial land of big dreams, Delhi city. It's about a young mother, Kamala and her 3-year-old daughter from a tribal community who embarks on a journey leaving their native land in search of her missing husband. Along this journey she encounters an army deserter who, realizing the perils of the journey ahead for them, decides to accompany them to their destination.

Director: Geethu Mohandas
Producer: Alan McAlex, Ajay Rai
Screenwriter: Geethu Mohandas
Production Co: Jar Pictures
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2017
Runtime: 1h 44m

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