Gandhi (PG)
Brilliant biography will engage preteens and up.
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Movie details
- Studio: Tristar Pictures
- Directed By: Richard Attenborough
- Cast: Edward Fox, Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen
- Running Time: 190 minutes
- Release Date: 12/08/1982
- Video/DVD Release Date: 08/27/2001
- Genre: Drama
- MPAA Rating: PG
- MPAA Explanation: some violence
Parents need to know
Parents need to know that this movie begins with Gandhi's assassination and shows brutal beatings and a violent depiction of a shooting massacre. That said, this movie -- which should be watched with your kids -- provides a brilliant way to learn about history, and about the spiritual principles of non-violence, tolerance, and self-sacrifice. It's advisable to break the movie over two nights (there is an intermission).
Families can talk about what motivated Gandhi, and why people followed him. Parallels to America's Civil Rights movement might be drawn.
Families can talk about what motivated Gandhi, and why people followed him. Parallels to America's Civil Rights movement might be drawn.
Message
Social Behavior:
Sterling example of non violence and the value of sticking to spiritual principles.
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Violence
Beatings, a shooting massacre, civil war.
Sex
Language
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Liz Perle
Director Richard Attenborough’s extensive biopic of Gandhi (Ben Kingsley) begins as influential Indian spiritual and political leader takes a stand against the Pass Laws in South Africa and implements his methods of non-violent protest for the first time. The film spans Gandhi's adult life showing how his spiritual principles of equality, tolerance, and non-violence inspired India to push for independence from British rule. The movie pulls no punches in showing the violence that came out of the partition of India into India and Pakistan.
Is it any good?
Weighing in at 3+ hours, this amazing biopic is a must-see for families with an interest in history or civil rights. Ben Kingsley is brilliant as Gandhi and the cast includes such luminaries as Sir John Gielgud, Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen, Roshan Seth, Trevor Howard, and Edward Fox.
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Parents and kids say
All Reviews
There are 8 reviews.
Age 8+
Posted on 06/22/08 by Anonymous Adult contributor
Expose yourself to greatness!
Posted on 06/02/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 14
Posted on 01/15/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 11
Adult Reviews
There are 3 reviews.
Age 8+
Posted on 06/22/08 by Anonymous Adult contributor
Expose yourself to greatness!
Kids Reviews
There are 5 reviews.
Posted on 06/02/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 14
Posted on 01/15/07 by Anonymous Kid contributor, age 11
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