Freedom

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.