The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Brad Wheeler
As entertainment, the film is pedantic and over-dramatic, with the string section working overtime on the soundtrack.
United Kingdom, India, United States · 2017
Rated PG-13 ·
Director Kavi Raz
Starring Satinder Sartaaj, Amanda Root, Shabana Azmi, Jason Flemyng
Genre History, Drama
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The Black Prince, a historical drama, is being directed by Kaviraj. The film follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, Punjab was annexed to British India and the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off to England. His attempts to return to India and reclaim his kingdom were thwarted by the British. The Black Prince will be acting debut of Punjabi singer Satinder Sartaaj, who is well know for his Sufi style of singing.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by Brad Wheeler
As entertainment, the film is pedantic and over-dramatic, with the string section working overtime on the soundtrack.
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
The historical saga can feel cursory, at times unconvincingly rendered given how many events and far-flung locales this overly ambitious film strains to cover on a seemingly limited budget.
Clunkily scripted and generically pretty in a Stately Home porn kind of way, the film is vaguely accurate in its sequence of events but falls completely flat on personal relationships, psychology and political undercurrents — in other words, the stuff that makes history come alive.
The New York Times by Rachel Saltz
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