The Warrior bought the late Irrfan Khan critical acclaim and the jump start he wanted in his acting career.
Director Asif Kapadia saw in him the face of a killer while he was casting his lead.
Khan plays Lafcadia, a single father who is also henchman for the local warlord. Lafcadia's job is to slaughter villagers who do not pay adequate tribute to the warlord.
A change of heart one day and leaving his job puts him and his son in danger. As the warlord tells the other henchmen, no one leave his employment.
Set in feudal northern India. The Warrior is inspired by Japanese samurai movies and Hollywood westerns.
There is not a lot of dialogue and frankly it is a story seen many times before. However this kind of art western that is not often found in Indian cinema (even though technically this is a British movie.)
Irfan Khan does well as The Warrior of the title. I felt that instead of this being a poetic movie about a man who walked away from a life of violence. It was more about a former killer who just drifted about until he decides to face his enemies and even then he is unsure.
Director Asif Kapadia saw in him the face of a killer while he was casting his lead.
Khan plays Lafcadia, a single father who is also henchman for the local warlord. Lafcadia's job is to slaughter villagers who do not pay adequate tribute to the warlord.
A change of heart one day and leaving his job puts him and his son in danger. As the warlord tells the other henchmen, no one leave his employment.
Set in feudal northern India. The Warrior is inspired by Japanese samurai movies and Hollywood westerns.
There is not a lot of dialogue and frankly it is a story seen many times before. However this kind of art western that is not often found in Indian cinema (even though technically this is a British movie.)
Irfan Khan does well as The Warrior of the title. I felt that instead of this being a poetic movie about a man who walked away from a life of violence. It was more about a former killer who just drifted about until he decides to face his enemies and even then he is unsure.