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The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

2019

Rupert Everett, Derek Jacobi, Jodhi May, Nathaniel Parker ...

Drama A tale of women's empowerment, Swords and Sceptres tells the true story of Lakshmibai, the historic Queen of Jhansi who fiercely led her army against the British East India Company in the infamous mutiny of 1857.

	Media	Author	Review
		Mark Jenkins The Washington Post	"The result is a film with striking locations and sumptuous visuals, undercut by choppy pacing, clumsy dialogue and ungainly exposition (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
		Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"An unfortunately clunky, relentlessly corny salute to Rani Laxmibai"
		Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle	"A fascinating story that deserves a less superficial and more accurate treatment (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"A rousing, passionate bit of film-making on a reasonably epic scale, with a cast of hundreds deployed for some big dusty battle scenes, which are duly impressive (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Robert Abele Los Angeles Times	"[It] traffics in platitudes and clichés (...) The battle choreography is likewise more haphazard than stirring"

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