Our take
Gandhari is a hard crime story about a mother who loses her sight and her little girl. The hunt includes talk of a child sex-trafficking ring and a threat about a child's dead body. Swearing is light. The missing-child plot is the whole film. Best for older teens who already handle grim crime. Too heavy for younger teens
Uplifting themes
A parent will not give up on her daughter The mother keeps going after she loses her sight. The methods are desperate, not neat
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Story (may spoil tone)
When a mother loses her eyesight and her daughter in a kidnapping, she takes matters into her own hands to hunt down those responsible.
Details
Violence A kidnapping hunt with threats and a grim crime world. Not a wall-to-wa…
A kidnapping hunt with threats and a grim crime world. Not a wall-to-wall action film
Language A few bursts of swearing, including hell and the a-word
A few bursts of swearing, including hell and the a-word
Frightening A missing child and a mother who cannot see keep the dread high for mos…
A missing child and a mother who cannot see keep the dread high for most of the runtime
Sexual violence Talk of a child sex-trafficking racket. No assault scene stored
Talk of a child sex-trafficking racket. No assault scene stored
Child peril / abuse A young daughter is kidnapped. Other little girls in the same town have…
A young daughter is kidnapped. Other little girls in the same town have been taken too
Gore / death / weapons Someone threatens a child's dead body. A corpse on screen is not stored…
Someone threatens a child's dead body. A corpse on screen is not stored as a yes
Dangerous behaviour A parent goes after criminals on her own. The film is grim, not a how-to
A parent goes after criminals on her own. The film is grim, not a how-to
Grief / bereavement A mother who has lost her child carries that pain through the hunt
A mother who has lost her child carries that pain through the hunt
Talk after watching
- How do you talk about a missing child without turning it into a true-crime game?
- What should a parent do when the system feels too slow?
- Was this the right night for your house?