Sebastian Ryan (Prosenjit), an alcoholic ex-football star, is assigned
the task of training the youths of a remote violence-torn village in
Purulia district. Though he is very sceptical about the task at the
outset, circumstances force him to change his perception.
Critic Review:
Lorai is a good-hearted film that gives us a fair share of drama, humour and, of course, football. And despite our inclination to draw parallels with hits that have similar storylines — like Chak De! India — Lorai still manages to make a good impression.
That doesn't mean it's perfect; it has its share of flaws. For one, it starts very slow, focusing too much on Ryan, his life and his past. The tempo picks up in the second half, but never reaches the crescendo a sports film demands. The biggest flaw, however, is the very pillar on which the film stands — Ryan's football team. To begin with, he virtually makes a team out of thin air, because, as his host and assistant Mokhar Alam ( Kharaj Mukherjee) points out, most of the village boys had never seen a football, let alone play it. And though the timeframe is not very clear, we can infer that his team locks horns with the Kolkata team around six-seven months after he first lands in the village — and wins! The question isn't how can 13-14 boys learn football in six months; they can. But how can they become skilled enough to beat a seasoned team from Kolkata in that timeframe? Cinematic liberty can go only that far. In a film that hinges on reality, this win, however emotionally charged it may be, sends realism for a toss.
Critic Review:
Lorai is a good-hearted film that gives us a fair share of drama, humour and, of course, football. And despite our inclination to draw parallels with hits that have similar storylines — like Chak De! India — Lorai still manages to make a good impression.
That doesn't mean it's perfect; it has its share of flaws. For one, it starts very slow, focusing too much on Ryan, his life and his past. The tempo picks up in the second half, but never reaches the crescendo a sports film demands. The biggest flaw, however, is the very pillar on which the film stands — Ryan's football team. To begin with, he virtually makes a team out of thin air, because, as his host and assistant Mokhar Alam ( Kharaj Mukherjee) points out, most of the village boys had never seen a football, let alone play it. And though the timeframe is not very clear, we can infer that his team locks horns with the Kolkata team around six-seven months after he first lands in the village — and wins! The question isn't how can 13-14 boys learn football in six months; they can. But how can they become skilled enough to beat a seasoned team from Kolkata in that timeframe? Cinematic liberty can go only that far. In a film that hinges on reality, this win, however emotionally charged it may be, sends realism for a toss.
Cast: Prosenjit
Chatterjee Payel Sarkar Indrasish Biswajit Chakraborty
Dipankar Dey Parambrata Chatterjee
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