The Film Stage by Glenn Heath Jr.

When split in half, the title of Pushpendra Singh’s riveting character study represents competing forces of assimilation and freedom, patriarchy and artistic expression.

The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young

Singh shows a confident hand as he works with the material on multiple levels of narrative and symbolism, keeping it interesting and in focus throughout. His greatest strength, however, is Randhawa’s powerful portrayal of the shepherdess, a role that could launch a career.

Variety by Richard Kuipers

[A] penetrating study of toxic patriarchy and female identity.

Movie Nation by Roger Moore

The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs becomes a rare look into lives we never see on film and their struggles in a place we never see on film — sunny, scenic and hotly contested Kashmir.

Slant Magazine by Derek Smith

The film speaks lyrically to a peoples’ determination to find a meaningful way to live in a rapidly changing modern world.

Film Threat by Alex Saveliev

The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs contains many such moments of scintillating, mysterious splendor yet doesn’t entirely fulfill its lofty ambitions.

RogerEbert.com by Peter Sobczynski

The trouble is that while many of these bits and pieces are often fascinating, they never quite pull together into a truly compelling or satisfying narrative.