
Untouchable shoemender Dukhi comes to the Brahmin's and asks him to arrange his daughter's engagement. The Brahmin belongs to a higher caste. He wants Dukhi to work for him (and for free) before agreeing... A plea against the indian system of castes.... (Full plot summary below)
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Untouchable shoemender Dukhi comes to the Brahmin's and asks him to arrange his daughter's engagement. The Brahmin belongs to a higher caste. He wants Dukhi to work for him (and for free) before agreeing... A plea against the indian system of castes.
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| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawAs coffin nails for the sixties go, this negation of all ideological idealism is a pretty final one. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterA harrowing film that can be appreciated on several levels. |
| Montreal Film JournalKevin N. LaforestA chilling, assured film about how modern man has grown so far from nature that he's unsuited to its rigors. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian MckayThe classic "stalked by rednecks" scenario. Taut and unnerving. Ned Beatty will never live down squeal like a piggy! |
| Slant MagazineJeremiah KippThis man-versus-nature story is also about man indulging his most uncivilized instincts, and in their various ways the four men on the canoe trip are transformed. |
| Chicago ReaderDon DrukerJohn Boorman's 1972 film of the James Dickey novel has a beautiful visual style that balances the film's machismo message. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseBoorman's interpretation of the material resulted in an American cinematic classic built not only on shock and awe, but emotional subtlety. [Blu-ray] |
| Creative LoafingMatt BrunsonThis powerful adaptation of James Dickey's best-selling novel finds director John Boorman establishing a sense of menace almost from the start, and the "squeal like a pig" sequence continues to haunt viewers even decades after the fact. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesBoorman's film still speaks to us in profound ways, as if to indicate hidden wisdom has long rested in frames glossed up by a once-shocking philosophy. |
| Common Sense MediaBrian CostelloClassic '70s adventure has brutal, disturbing violence. |