Umrika

India 2015, 98 minutes
Dir. Prashant Nair
In Hindi with English subtitles
Rating: [M] Violence and offensive language
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Comedy

Topics: Period 1970s, Period 1980s.

Feat. Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Prateik Babbar

“belies its potentially cliched themes with likable understatement.”~Variety

Aroview: Gently satisfying comedy set in a small village in 1970's India where the inhabitants hear tales of life in America ("Umrika") through letters sent home, but after a death in the family, a young man (LIFE OF PI's Suraj Sharma) embarks on a journey to discover the truth.

Winner of the Audience Award at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

NZ International Film Festival 2015

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4 stars (Very Good) Nothing sentimental about this movie and, despite misgivings, brash America does not intrude in a 3D reality. Satisfying. ~Birdwing