The director of 99 Homes adapts the New York Times bestseller about an ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and...
The director of 99 Homes adapts the New York Times bestseller about an ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape servitude from his rich masters.
Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) narrates his darkly humorous rise from poor villager to successful entrepreneur in modern India. Cunning and ambitious, our young hero jockeys his way into becoming a driver for Ashok (Rajkumar Rao) and Pinky (Priyanka Chopra-Jonas), who have just returned from America. Society has trained Balram to be one thing - a servant - so he makes himself indispensable to his rich masters. But after a night of betrayal, he realizes the corrupt lengths they will go to trap him and save themselves. On the verge of losing everything, Balram rebels against a rigged and unequal system to rise up and become a new kind of master.
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"An absorbing tale of feline ambition."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"For much of the film Bahrani is in full, boisterous command as a storyteller."
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Variety
Variety"A punchy, propulsive watch..."
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Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph"Gourav's disarming Balram provides an engaging center..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Although the comedy here is pitch-black, it strums with a particularly focused anger."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Balram's story would be barely credible in another kind of society, but Adiga and Bahrani have portrayed the machinations that govern this one so vividly that you're never in doubt."
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Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald"A turbulent and snarkily self-aware melodrama about breathless social climbing."
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Slant Magazine
Slant MagazineThe White Tiger | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong violence
- Runtime
- 125
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- India, USA
