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The Warrior

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In feudal India, a warrior (Khan) who renounces his role as the longitme enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.In feudal India, a warrior (Khan) who renounces his role as the longitme enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.In feudal India, a warrior (Khan) who renounces his role as the longitme enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
28,610
16,214
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    • Director
      • Asif Kapadia
    • Writers
      • Asif Kapadia(screenplay)
      • Tim Miller(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Irrfan Khan
      • Puru Chibber
      • Aino Annuddin
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Asif Kapadia
    • Writers
      • Asif Kapadia(screenplay)
      • Tim Miller(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Irrfan Khan
      • Puru Chibber
      • Aino Annuddin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 51User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
    • Won 2 BAFTA Awards
      • 8 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Lafcadia - Warrior
    Puru Chibber
    Puru Chibber
    • Katiba, Warrior's son
    Aino Annuddin
    • Biswas
    Manoj Mishra
    • Warrior
    Nanhe Khan
    • Warrior
    Chander Singh
    • Warrior
    Hemanth Mahaur
    • Warrior
    • (as Hemant Maahaor)
    Mandakini Goswami
    Mandakini Goswami
    • Rabia
    Sunita Sharma
    • Mira
    Shaukat Baig
    • Clerk
    Gori Shanker
    • Tarang village headman
    Prabhuram
    • Blacksmith
    Wagaram
    • Blacksmith's son
    Ajai Rohilla
    • Quarrey foreman
    Noor Mani
    • Riaz - Thief
    Sitaram Panchal
    Sitaram Panchal
    • Dhaba stall owner
    Chander Prakash Vyas
    • Dhaba stall man
    Sanjal
    • Dhaba stall man
    • Director
      • Asif Kapadia
    • Writers
      • Asif Kapadia(screenplay)
      • Tim Miller(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The Hindi-language film "The Warrior" was chosen by the British Academy of Film and Television to represent the UK in the "Best Foreign Language Film" category at the 2003 Oscars. The AMPAA took the highly unusual step of rejecting the movie because although the film had a British-born director (of Indian ancestry) and was co-produced by three British companies, the film did not qualify as British since "Hindi was not a language indigenous to the U.K." The British Academy was forced to submit its second choice, the Welsh-language, "Eldra". In an ironic twist, "The Warrior" went on to win "Best British Film" at the British Academy Awards the following year, although it lost "Best Non-English Film" to a film from Spain.
    • Goofs
      Although the film takes place in medieval India, smoking, unknown in the Old World before contact with the Americas and rare or absent across India before the British period (beginning circa 1600), is widespread. Further, cigarettes constitute most or all of the smoking shown in the film but were invented late in the 19th century. Prior to that, tobacco was smoked almost exclusively in pipes (cigars in the Caribbean).

      Similarly, a basket of maize ears is overturned in one scene. Maize was developed by Meso-American peoples and not common in India until well after the beginning of the British period.

    User reviews51

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    8/10
    A gem of a film well worth seeking out.
    With his debut feature 'The Warrior', Asif Kapadia has immediately identified himself as a director worth watching.

    The story follows the journey of the warrior (Irfran Khan) as he attempts to renounce his violent past and find a new life of peace in the mountains of Northern India.

    Sickened by the brutality of his role as leader of a band of warriors, he puts down his sword, vowing never to kill again. However he does not account for the wrath of the Warlord who sends his men to hunt him down, with terrible consequences.

    A timeless, almost Zen-like film has strong echoes of the work of Sergio Leone, opting for minimal dialogue and careful pacing, and making full use of the spectacular vistas of Northern India's desert and mountain regions.

    I suspect you will have to search hard to find this film at your local multiplex, but it is well worth the effort. If you're feeling a tad jaded after too many blockbusters, here's a film to reaffirm your faith in cinema.
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    • Apr 24, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • India
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Miramax (United States)
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • 殺神輓歌
    • Filming locations
      • Himachal Pradesh, India
    • Production companies
      • FilmFour
      • Senator Film Produktion
      • British Screen Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £2,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,257
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,170
      • Jul 17, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $360,435
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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