Land of the Gods

Land of the Gods

4/10 stars .. may stories told but no one finished. Poor execution of stories, narration and characters. 1. All the time I wondered how a man aged 60+ be named Rahul, this name suites a character of a age group between 1-35 years 2. What was his (Rahul Negi) past, what was the story behind the murder. 3. The love story of Rahul and his partner was also unfinished. 4. In the End scene (not even a climax) how the teacher reached to Rahul. 5. At the end did the villagers accept him (Rahul) 6. In the story they also introduced his (rahul's) sister, what was the need, unnecessary and useless if that character is going to play a role in the story. 7. Most importantly, the guy who set the school on fire and murdered his newly wed younger wife, why not found guilty? Fairy tales are better than this. Only thing I liked is scenery (cinematographic shots)

This is a poorly produced movie with a totally dismal script. The agenda is clear. The editing is so choppy and disconnected that there is little in the way of continuity in the story telling. The beautiful landscape of the Himalayas in the background is the only redeeming feature of this movie.

This is an exceptional movie. Can't believe the fact that such an authentic movie on Garhwal is a foreign production " Victor Banerji has once again proved that he is among the greatest actors. His body language, diction are unbelievably Garhwali. The ensemble cast is superb. Gitanjali Thapa and VK Sharma and Shalini Sunderiyal are gems. Hats off to the Serbians for producing this poetry on celluloid.

Being Uttarakhandi, I connected to this movie deeply. It shows the stigmas of caste & gender discrimination, child marriage, unemployment, etc. And how it impacts the life of village people. Set in the background of Baba Kedar's Kedarnath, it is one of the best cinematic experiences in the landscape of nature. But, on a broader scale, it is a movie for anyone seeking redemption from this circle of livelihood, children, family, career, success... where it looks as if they have achieved a lot & yet feeling so brittle, so ignorant.. incomplete. It is a genuine story of how one remains connected to the roots, no matter how far one may go. 'Land of the Gods' beautifully captures the struggles & pain of the simple villagers in its purest form. Directed by a Serbian, it shows the village as it is without any biases. Definitely a must watch. Rarest of the Rare Gem!

Although movie is great but the story is all about what women has to face but neither all things that are shown are true nor they all are false.. it's all about the mentality of every person.. Or it's a remote area which is growing day by day and people are even growing and changing..now they are more aware about the education and other important factors that matters for womens,as compare to the earlier time... So yeah if you want to see the culture, people and the view of Uttrakhand this movie is great

The movie touches your mind from the beginning and ends with grabbing your soul . The director exalted the beauty of uttarakhand and displayed it in such a manner . His research work is impeccable. The actors did commendable job. The final scene leaves you with mouth of your soul open to such spiritual cinematic end.

WOW ! that someone could think so simply & portray that simplicity minimalistically so effortlessly for all to experience. I associate with such alchemish movies & subjects alot! Bravo for this effort & I hope wish more such products come out!

The cinematography in this film is mesmerizingly beautiful. This serenity almost swaddles you. Rahul Negi(Victor Banerjee.--The truth he beholds, gleams through his eyes. Wonderful!.Thank you.

Before you call me a misogynist nazi, read the full review. The movie is called dev bhoomi; evidently the director has depicted how he perceives that to be in Uttarakhand. Its based in a village in which almost everyone is nasty. If you've ever been to any part of Uttarakhand you'll know that this potrayal of mountain people is extremely biased and nefarious. There's almost no aspect of rural Uttarakhand which he thinks is remotely dharmic, and yet he calls the movie dev bhoomi. While his craft is passable, his understanding of India and her people is ignorant at best, and sinister at worst. Don't get me wrong - India isn't a bed of roses and I don't expect it to be delivered that way. Just don't pretend to show reality when you don't even try to see another side of it.