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Photograph(फोटोग्राफ)

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Germany, India, United States · 2019
1h 51m
Director Ritesh Batra
Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra, Akash Sinha, Abdul Quadir Amin
Genre Bollywood, Drama, Romance

Constantly under pressure from his grandmother to get married, struggling street photographer Rafi persuades a shy stranger, Miloni, to act as his fiancée. However, as the two wander the streets of Mumbai, they develop an unexpected connection that is brought to the fore when Rafi's grandmother pays a visit.

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88

Paste Magazine by

It helps that this quiet film is stocked with actors who can carry the weight of their long silences, as well as a stellar supporting cast.

70

Screen Daily by Fionnuala Halligan

Photograph’s deliberate pace does bring some rich rewards for the patient viewer, while a lovely ending feels like a throwback to the old-fashioned big screen romances of yore.

70

Variety by Guy Lodge

For all the complex class politics and bottled-up desires at play in its narrative, Batra’s film is perhaps a shade too timid for its own good; it touches the heart, but hovers just short of the soul.

75

The A.V. Club by Jesse Hassenger

What’s consistent about Photograph is the way it maintains the delicacy of a particularly fine short story, complete with some ghostly supporting characters and plenty of ellipses where more conventional movies would amp up the exclamation points.

50

Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan

Photograph goes a little too far in implementing Batra’s favored style of storytelling. Sometimes, less isn’t more, but — as in this case — not quite enough.

50

Slant Magazine by Pat Brown

In pushing so many seemingly crucial moments off screen, the film transforms its main characters into blank slates.

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