SummaryAn elderly folk singer and grassroots organizer, dubbed the “people’s poet,” is arrested on a trumped-up charge of inciting a sewage worker to commit suicide. His trial is a ridiculous and harrowing display of institutional incompetence, with endless procedural delays, coached witnesses for the prosecution, and obsessive privileging of arcane col... Read More
Directed By:Chaitanya Tamhane
Written By:Chaitanya Tamhane
Court
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100% Positive
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Jul 16, 2015
100
Indian filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane’s first feature is a masterpiece, one of the best films of the year.
Mar 14, 2015
100
Managing to be both extremely rational and extremely humane, the film works so well thanks to an intelligent, superbly understated script and a feel for naturalism that extends beyond mere performance.
Jul 15, 2015
83
For the most part, Tamhane improbably succeeds in creating a damning courtroom drama that derives much of its power from observing the cogs in the machinery when the machine is switched off.
Mar 14, 2015
80
While this near two-hour feature debut does betray occasional signs of inexperience, on the whole it's a work of striking confidence.
Mar 14, 2015
80
Although Tamhane's film recalls Franz Kafka in its nightmarish vision of inhumane bureaucracy, Court is neither faceless nor surreal. Rather, the absurdity and numbness are all too human and as such even more frightening.
Aug 13, 2015
70
Court invites comparisons with the 2011 Iranian film "A Separation," even if Court director Chaitanya Tamhane hasn't achieved the same level of mastery with his feature debut.
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Aug 11, 2020
10
The way this movie progresses is one of the reasons why it's is a great film. To prove it's point, the story guides us through all kinds of humorous and even ridiculous moments. There aren't too many mainstream movies with this kind of energy.
Production Company:
- Zoo Entertainment
Release Date:Jul 15, 2015
Duration:1 h 56 m
Awards
Filmfare Awards Marathi
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
