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Chittagong
Critic reviews and ratings
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For cinema to accommodate history, there must be a sense of balance between drama and authenticity. Chittagong manages that balance quite well.
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...certainly isn't a drab and dreary history lesson. It manages to be a gripping human drama without being either a sweeping Hollywood-style adventure or a Bollywood-inflected patriotic saga cranked up to a defeaning pitch for easy consumption.
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...a film of immense significance.
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Like a Chittagong orchid, the movie takes time to blossom - but when it does, it's beautiful.
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Defying movie bazaar norms, Chittagong co-written and directed by the NASA scientist Bedabrata Pain, is an example of technical style yoked to solid content.
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Filmmaker Bedabrata Pain meticulously recreates the lives of those times and makes for a believable watch. He infuses enough emotions within the story that the victory eventually tugs at your heartstrings filling you with a surge of pride.
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Pain’s film is low on big stars but high on integrity. You can see the story and the performances shine through.
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...the film is a treat for lovers of quality cinema.
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Even though it doesn't have any other emotional connect, it is a lesson we shouldn't miss.
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...an assured winner.
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And while Chittagong falls well short of being a great film, it can't help but be an important one. And Pain keeps it honest.
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Well-crafted and compelling.
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...a significant film that’s worthy of your time.
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Instead of portraying the chapters of history we’re all familiar with, it foregrounds a sadly lost slice.
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...is an unpretentious - albeit studious - effort to document an important event in our history, one that otherwise may not have been told. For that alone it merits a watch.
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All in all: a long history lesson but very little drama.
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...its perfectly-placed intentions apart, it never becomes soul-stirring cinema.
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