Our take
Gandhari is a grim crime film. A mother goes blind, then her little girl is taken. The hunt includes talk of a child sex-trafficking ring and a threat about a child's dead body. Swearing is light. Best for older teens who already handle grim crime. Too heavy for younger teens
Uplifting themes
A parent will not give up on her daughter The mother keeps going after she loses her sight. The methods are desperate, not neat
Story (may spoil tone)
When a mother loses her eyesight and her daughter in a kidnapping, she takes matters into her own hands to hunt down those responsible.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence A kidnapping hunt with threats in a grim crime world. It is not one lon…
A kidnapping hunt with threats in a grim crime world. It is not one long action sequence
Language A few bursts of swearing, including hell and the a-word
A few bursts of swearing, including hell and the a-word
Frightening A missing child and a mother who cannot see keep the dread high for mos…
A missing child and a mother who cannot see keep the dread high for most of the runtime
Sexual violence People talk about a child sex-trafficking ring. There is no assault sce…
People talk about a child sex-trafficking ring. There is no assault scene
Child peril / abuse A young daughter is kidnapped. Other little girls in the same town have…
A young daughter is kidnapped. Other little girls in the same town have been taken too
Gore / death / weapons Someone threatens a child's dead body. The threat is in talk. You do no…
Someone threatens a child's dead body. The threat is in talk. You do not see a child's body
Dangerous behaviour A parent goes after criminals on her own. The film is grim, not a lesso…
A parent goes after criminals on her own. The film is grim, not a lesson in how to do it
Grief / bereavement A mother who has lost her child carries that pain through the hunt
A mother who has lost her child carries that pain through the hunt
Talk after watching
- How do you talk about a missing child without turning it into a true-crime game?
- What should a parent do when the system feels too slow?