Parched
A tale of four women who struggle with personal demons as they engage in discussion about life, sex and men.
September 23, 2016
There is glossiness to spare, but the bruises manage to peek through too.
June 17, 2016
"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.
May 19, 2016
Thanks to attentive writing and sturdy performances, the director's characters are so compellingly realized that it's easy to succumb to the film's hopefulness.
August 18, 2016
The director firmly believes that, if women had the courage to stood up, the situation of her country can change. [Full review in Spanish]
January 04, 2017
Director Leena Yadav, who has also written the story, has etched these women with great affection and compassion.
June 24, 2016
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.
June 16, 2016
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.
December 07, 2016
Visually stunning and tackling stories that are painfully difficult to tell, Parched should be at the top of your watch list.
August 07, 2016
Female freedom runs like gusts of wind through hair in Leena Yadav's Parched - refreshing and vital yet easily stilled.
May 19, 2016
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.
August 15, 2016
Yadav's manages to entertain while telling the story of four women troubled by caste system, obsolete customs and sexism. [Full review in Spanish]
June 15, 2016
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.
