Movieo
Poster for Parched

Parched

All it took was the first act of courage.

2015 · 1h 56m · N/A Drama
Directed by Leena Yadav

Seen it?

Overview

In the arid landscape of Rajasthan, four women navigate their way through personal and cultural difficulties.

Director and cast

Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

Top critics, in their words

All reviews
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh

A bright jewel of a film, surprisingly funny, fresh and upbeat in the way it takes on the complicated and often dark topic of sexual politics in rural India.

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

"Parched" is vibrantly alive, full of color and light and movement and music. There is sex in this movie, and there is dancing, and there are vibrant fabrics and foods and fire. It's a dry place, but one ringed with beauty.

Alissa Wilkinson, RogerEbert.com
Fresh

Despite the appalling circumstances and events it depicts, the movie's plain and unstinting affection for its lead characters gives "Parched" a frequently buoyant tone.

Glenn Kenny, New York Times
Rotten

You can see flashes of bawdy comedic brilliance sprinkled throughout Parched, an otherwise grim Indian drama about four women living in a male-dominated village.

Simon Abrams, Village Voice
Fresh

Leena Yadav's third feature is a contemporary morality tale that critiques the often harsh treatment of women in the absence of egalitarian social norms.

Justin Lowe, Hollywood Reporter

Comments

Talk about the film with other members

More films