Freedom

Freedom lacks a punch, an honesty in its storytelling, and a gripping narrative, thus getting boggled by elements that are unwarranted to the film. Freedom is supposed to be a story that may not have been on people’s memory or radar for long, but definitely one that belongs to a big-screen adaptation. But the film with little to less understanding of its gravitas, missteps into a wrong genre that did not warrant an overdose of physical torture onscreen, but an empathetic portrayal of a story less told. Freedom makes little to no impact with its forced storytelling, unimpactful characterisations, thus making it a forgettable film on an important incident.

‘Freedom’ naturally had a story that could strike a chord with the audience. However, Sathyasiva’s film fails to capitalise on the intensity of the story with its sloppy execution. The initial stretches of the film expose police brutality to a large extent. We hear testimonies of how pregnant ladies suffer in these refugee camps, people complaining about a lack of basic amenities not once, but again and again. It feels like the filmmaker forgot that this is a visual medium and tells us what’s happening instead of just showing us.