Bandit Queen 1994
- Director: Shekhar Kapur
- Seen by this director: Elizabeth the Golden Age, Elizabeth
- Based on the book: no
- Cast: Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey,
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Neither of them
- Why? An interesting film.
- Seen: Once before. Now 15 April 2023
From the age of 11 when Phoolan Devi is married
off to an abusive husband she rebels against the degradation, caste oppression
and rape at the hands of men. Again and again, she rises and fights back until
she becomes the leader of her own band of mountain bandits.
True story. She becomes as famous in
India as Robin Hood is in England. And as hunted by the police.
The film is grim, violent, and controversial in India.
4* of 5
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