Beware - torture and child abuse.

Rating: 2/10 (24 January 2009)

An opposite perspective. The graphic scenes of torture and beating' of young people are exploitation and should not fuel a story which receives acclaim. Repeated and repeated and repeated scenes of India's widespread and grinding poverty may be appropriate for a documentary of social ills and class warfare but not for entertainment.
It is dishonest story telling to use torture, child abuse and the innocent despair of young children as the basis for an ending that exploits "Western Liberal Guilt" and is lauded in the process. If scenes of torture and child abuse are not your fare then beware of this movie.
The direction and editing were first-rate: crisp, dynamic and emotional.