Children Of War Movie Reviews
4.5
Subhash K Jha | SKJBollywoodNews
It is impossible to believe that this war epic has been directed by a first-time filmmaker.How can a virgin artiste conceive such a vivid portrait of the rape of a civilization? This isn’t really a film. It’s a work of art, tempestuous and terrific. Yes, this is a masterpiece.Read full review3.5
Noyon Jyoti Parasara | NowRunning
Do not watch Children of War if you are looking for a dose of entertainment. Watch it to understand what could have caused one of the world’s most painful struggles for independence.Read full review3.0
Rahul Desai | Mumbai Mirror
The magnitude of brutality and shock is always amplified if preceded by brighter times, but in Children Of War, there is rarely any cause for hope or joy and sadness is only succeeded by further despair. I recommend its power to feel alive, but this isn’t for the faint-hearted.Read full review3.0
Uday Bhatia | TimeOut
Like Madras Cafe last year, Children of War is a welcome indication that some Hindi filmmakers are starting to look outside India for stories. That Devvrat tackles his subject head-on is something else to feel encouraged about.Read full review3.0
Tanaya Ramyani | BookMyShow
Over the years many of us have forgotten the cataclysm of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. The nine months of anguish, suffering and massacre......Read full review2.5
Renuka Vyavahare | Times of India
The film sheds light on Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence and the atrocities committed against the Bengalis by the Pakistani military to suppress the liberation movementRead full review2.0
Sachin Chatte | The Navhind Times
…a very sincere effort to tell the story but alas, the overall outcome leaves you a little cold.Read full review1.5
Shubhra Gupta | Indian Express
There should have been more history and more competence in ‘Children Of War’ for it to be the film it had set out to be.Read full reviewNR
Baradwaj Rangan | The Hindu
A worthy film based on fact, but lacking the zing of good fiction.Read full review