Film Review: Gangs of Wasseypur Part I (15) & Gangs of Wasseypur Part II (18), (India 2012) (Director: Anurag Kashyap) (Hindi with English Subtitles) Sunday 05.05.2013 16:30 & 20:00 The Filmhouse Cinema, Screen Three, Edinburgh 

This is epic length piece, the two films together come to 5 Hours & 20 Minutes, or 2 Hours 40 Minutes each. It focuses upon a rivalry between two families spreading across a seventy year period. This allows a broader focus upon this particular area of India across this span. The film is quite fascinating and exotic. Reading Hindi for five plus hours is a chore though the film never drags, which is quite feat at the length it is. The film allows a nice amount of focus upon characters which enhances a sense of depth to the piece. The film is very complex in the amount of relationships it covers and the film overall demands concentration. The film is a very satisfying watch and I would happily recommend to those who can handle that amount of subtitles.

Rating: 09/10.