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The Gandhi Murder

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The Gandhi Murder
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKarim Traïdia
Pankaj Sehgal
Screenplay byRalitza Ivanova
Produced byRalitza Ivanova
Nogen Boruah
Moobi Alwright
Starring
CinematographyTim Angulo
Ajayan Vincent
Music byRobert Diggy Morrison
Production
company
Nugen Media Production
Release date
  • 30 January 2019 (2019-01-30)[1]
Running time
118 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
Budget£15 million

The Gandhi Murder is a 2019 historical political thriller film directed by Karim Traïdia and Pankaj Sehgal. It examines the events leading to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.[2] It stars Stephen Lang, Luke Pasqualino, Om Puri and Vinnie Jones.

Plot

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Set in the fraught aftermath of India’s independence from Britain and the partition of British India into India and Pakistan, the film follows the conflicted — and failed — efforts of three disparate Indian police officers (Stephen Lang, Luke Pasqualino and Om Puri) to act upon intel suggesting that Hindu militants were planning to kill Gandhi (Jesus Sans) for his tolerance of Muslims.

Cast

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Reception

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The Guardian panned the film, awarding it one star and criticizing the strange casting choices (such as Lang as an Indian character) and poor production values.[3] The New York Times was equally critical, questioning the basis of the film and calling the production 'shoddy'.[4] The Los Angeles Times called the script 'clunky' and said 'Its timely messages become muted amid a kaleidoscope of settings, characters, brusque action scenes, blunt speechifying and wan romance.'[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Official US Trailer for 'The Gandhi Murder' Conspiracy Theory Drama". FirstShowing.net. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. ^ Shyam, Kumar (29 January 2019). "'India has a love hate relationship with Gandhi': 'The Gandhi Murder' filmmakers talk to us as movie's release in India cancelled". The National. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ McCahill, Mike (30 January 2019). "The Gandhi Murder review – Vinnie Jones steps into Indian history". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (29 January 2019). "'The Gandhi Murder' Review: A Muddled Conspiracy Thriller". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Gary (29 January 2019). "Review: Conspiracy theories fail to engage in 'The Gandhi Murder'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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