Takes a potential hot-button premise--the callous indifference of the Indian medical bureaucracy toward the lower classes--and dramatizes it in the most shameless way possible.
Shwaas(श्वास)
India · 2004
1h 47m
Director Sandeep Sawant
Starring Arun Nalawade, Ashwin Chitale, Sandeep Kulkarni, Amruta Subhash
Genre Drama
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This story is about how an old man tried to show his grandson the preciousness and beauty of life in a no win situation such as cancer. It is about keeping a positive attitude towards life.
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The New York Times by Dana Stevens
The simplicity of the tale becomes a bit tedious.
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
While the film sometimes plays like an hour TV medical drama padded to reach feature length, Sawant achieves touching, naturalistic performances from a fine ensemble cast.
An old-fashioned soaper that will please or not, depending on a viewer's tolerance for schmaltz.
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