Bandit Queen

1994 • 1h 59m • Action, Crime, Drama, History

96%Rotten Tomatoes

Revenge was her reply.

Born a lower-caste girl in rural India's patriarchal society, "married" at 11, repeatedly raped and brutalized, Phoolan Devi finds freedom only as an avenging warrior, the eponymous Bandit Queen. Devi becomes a kind a bloody Robin Hood; this extraordinary biographical film offers both a vivid portrait of a driven woman and a savage critique of the society that made her.

Director

Shekhar Kapur

Writers

Mala Sen

Status

Released