77
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The Film StageGlenn Heath Jr.The Film StageGlenn Heath Jr.When split in half, the title of Pushpendra Singh’s riveting character study represents competing forces of assimilation and freedom, patriarchy and artistic expression.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungThe Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungSingh shows a confident hand as he works with the material on multiple levels of narrative and symbolism, keeping it interesting and in focus throughout. His greatest strength, however, is Randhawa’s powerful portrayal of the shepherdess, a role that could launch a career.
- 80VarietyRichard KuipersVarietyRichard Kuipers[A] penetrating study of toxic patriarchy and female identity.
- 75Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithThe film speaks lyrically to a peoples’ determination to find a meaningful way to live in a rapidly changing modern world.
- 75Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe Shepherdess and the Seven Songs becomes a rare look into lives we never see on film and their struggles in a place we never see on film — sunny, scenic and hotly contested Kashmir.
- 70Film ThreatAlex SavelievFilm ThreatAlex SavelievThe Shepherdess and the Seven Songs contains many such moments of scintillating, mysterious splendor yet doesn’t entirely fulfill its lofty ambitions.
- 63RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiRogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiThe trouble is that while many of these bits and pieces are often fascinating, they never quite pull together into a truly compelling or satisfying narrative.
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