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A hard-line thriller derailed by messy editing and narrative silliness.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Overview
A Muslim fundamentalist in New York kidnaps a liberal Muslim scholar with intent to kill. A closeted lesbian in New Delhi kidnaps her activist bisexual lover with intent to marry. The resulting torture and violence evokes a brutal struggle of identities against unfreedom.
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Top critics, in their words
Rotten
Raj Amit Kumar's bold but ultimately muddled attempt to address extremism and intolerance.
Graham Fuller, New York Daily News
Rotten
This two-for-one bundle of South Asian polemics panders to Western values and preys on Western ignorance. Why patiently comb through a culture or a religion for ambiguities when it's simpler to just dismiss it as barbaric?
Martin Tsai, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
It's not enough to just jab at hot-button topics. You need to do so with a deft hand. And as far as filmmaking goes, Kumar is all thumbs.
Adam Nayman, AV Club
Rotten
The awkwardly titled "Unfreedom" clearly waves the flag for acceptance and nonviolence - but it would be more effective if it invested as much in some cinematic nuance.
Sara Stewart, New York Post
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