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Peepal Tree

(NR) Kanade Films - 85 min
  • DIRECTOR: Kranti Kanade
  • STARRING: Vinay Sharma as Tree Activist, Kranti Kanade as He, Eesha Thaker as She, Shakuntala Kanade as Mother, Pradeep Honrao as Police Constable, Vibhavari Deshpande as Govt. Officer

SHOWTIMES 04/26/2024 (change date):

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Synopsis:

When a Police Academy cuts Trees illegally, a concerned Family confronts them only to learn it is a non-cognizable offense without penal provision! They approach a Tree Activist who saves trees by all means, but it is not that simple… Based on true events.

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JOHN FRANCIS FOX
3 out of 5 stars

INFORMATIVE DOCUDRAMA ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

October 31, 2021
I HOPE THAT THIS FILM WILL SERVE AS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT. IN SOME WAYS, IT FELT MORE LIKE A DOCUMENTARY THAN A NARRATIVE FILM BECAUSE THE PEOPLE IN THE FILM SERVED THE PURPOSE OF SHOWING THE LIVES OF ORDINARY PEOPLE IN A MANNER THAT WAS AS CONVINCING AS THE DEPICTIONS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE IN THE 1940'S ITALIAN NEO-REALIST FILMS. I ALSO THOUGHT THAT KRANTI KANADE HAD THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF PASSION AND VULNERABILITY THAT COULD MAKE HIM A POTENTIAL LEADING MAN. I REMEMBER THINKING THAT A BOUT VICTOR BANERJEE WHEN I SAW HIM IN "A PASSAGE TO INDIA," BUT I DON'T THINK THAT AMERICAN AUDIENCES WERE READY FOR A SOUTH ASIAN LEADING MAN THEN. LET'S HOPE THAT THEY WILL BE READY NOW.

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