Peepal Tree
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| Peepal Tree | |
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| Directed by | Kranti Kanade |
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| Written by | Kranti Kanade |
| Starring | Vinay Sharma Kranti Kanade Eesha Thaker |
| Music by | Mandar Karanjkar |
| Cinematography | Doron Tempert |
| Edited by | Suchitra Sathe |
Production company | Uncombed Buddha Baithak Foundation KanadeFilms |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi, Marathi & English |
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Peepal Tree (Movie) is a 2022 Hindi, Marathi & English Eco-drama tragic-comedy film written and directed by National Award Director Kranti Kanade. It deals with the issue of urban tree killings in contemporary India. It released in Indian cinemas on Sept 23, 2022 to favorable reviews.
Plot[edit]
Based on true events, when a Police academy cuts sacred trees, a neighboring family tries to protect them with the help of a Tree Activist. It turns into a bureaucratic tragic-comedy exposing institutional apathy and revealing ill-conceived and toothless tree preservation laws.
Cast[edit]
- Vinay Sharma as Tree Activist
- Kranti Kanade as He
- Eesha Thaker as She
- Vibhavari Deshpande as Government Officer
- Pradeep Honrao as Police Constable
Critical response[edit]
Peepal Tree released in the United States on October 29, 2021 and in India on September 23, 2022 receiving favorable reviews. Robert Abele in the Los Angeles Times called it "Compelling poetry".[1] The Times of Indiacalled it "Earnest, stirring and revelatory"[2], Scroll said "Kranti’s mission is both heartfelt and mildly comical[3]", Maharashtra's leading newspaper Daily Sakal called it "Truthful and shattering"[4] It was nominated for Best Political Film Exposé by Political Film Society of Hollywood along with Ridley Scott's The Last Duel.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Review: 'Peepal Tree's' meandering poetry blunts message". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 2021.
- ↑ "Peepal Tree Movie Review: The compelling docu-style film draws attention to environmental damage", The Times of India, retrieved 2022-09-26
- ↑ Ramnath, Nandini (23 September 2022). "'Peepal Tree' review: A halfway successful exercise in futility". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ "पीपल ट्री परीक्षण". eSakal - Marathi Newspaper (in मराठी). Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ↑ "Kranti Kanade's 'Peepal Tree' nominated for Best Political Film by US-based Political Film Society". The Indian Express. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
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