In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

The acting in this movie is really good.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

now this movie is a perfect example of a historical movie.the depictions in the movie are really soul wrenching and it achieves its goal of coming a full circle by threading together all the characters and events introduced along the time line which seem almost unrelated till the end of the movie.Loved the spectrum of human love depicted the love of a patriot for his country,of a husband for his wife,of a brother for his sister which are contrasted by hate loathe and oppression .there are many who don't agree as it can be seen by the ratings but the flak received by this movie for its gore and patriarchal approach don't seem valid to me as that was the truth of that era. in the end it is a must watch movie

I am Bangladeshi and I know the maker of this film he is not Bangladeshi. But, Bangladeshi peoples and media and the fdc film producers & directors, should be thanking the director of this film, Mrityunnjay devrat. He showed in this film what disgusting things happened for 9 months in my country in your country. No he' is creating an awesome opportunity to show some respect Internationally who sacrificed their family daughter, child, father, everything. should Friends and families from Bangladesh or from any other countries, who slightly knows about the biggest 1971 genocide, lets share what we think about our motherland Bangladesh. lets try to do good justices with those Bengali peoples souls,who were raped, tortured and killed by those Pakistani Hyena's. I need your support friends please. children of war revels The ugliest but the true stories behind of 1971 genocide. This is not only Bangladeshi history now. its a world history now. So, support this film. I am supporting thins film because, I have respects for those peoples, who were raped, killed and god give their souls peace.

Not many film-makers have dared to make a film on 1971's Bangladesh war of independence, showcasing those nine long months of untold brutal killings, rapes, painful sufferings and hatred spread over the region resulting in a big genocide. The subject no doubt remains controversial involving the Pakistan military till date and therefore debutant director Mrityunjay Devrat truly deserves appreciation for making this extremely difficult choice of subject for his very first film boldly.However as far as the execution is concerned, at one end he positively displays a fine understanding of the subject, shot taking, ambiance and the art of extracting good performances from the cast skillfully. But on the other, falls short of creating the desired impact, missing the basic soul of the film, which has to be a focused, well written script delivering the content impressively. So, yes the film does score at various levels as a rare attempt in the War-genre, yet it fails to emotionally connect with the viewer largely, despite being based on a shocking & eye-opener theme of Bangladesh's struggle for freedom.Revolving around four fictional stories of that particular nine months connecting with each other, we have a journalist turning into a revolutionary after his wife's rape and kidnap, taking her into a prisoner's camp. A brother & sister, trying to cross the border into India, an old man leading his fellow villagers towards a safe passage and a rebel leader planning hidden attacks on Pakistani military men through his small revolutionary group. Beginning with an actual video footage of Mrs. Indira Gandhi (then Prime Minister of India), the film straight goes into the interconnected stories without properly explaining the basic premise of the massacre in any details (through a voice over or else). And this is what causes a big confusion in the minds of the young viewers who are not actually familiar of the shameful history in details. Incidentally I felt the same while hearing the whispers among some youngsters sitting on my adjoining seat, who were not at all aware of any of the names taken in the film like Mukti Bahini, Bhutto and Yahya Khan.So the less (or no) explanation of the factors actually responsible for the war becomes the first hindrance in the path of making a direct connect with the viewers. Plus it's the painfully long duration crossing 160 minutes of bloody sequences which becomes too much after a while, ruining its overall impact and seriousness altogether. Moreover, there is an imbalance visible in the chosen cast too wherein Pavan Malhotra, Raima Sen, Tillotama Shome and Riddhi Sen are exceptional in their respective roles but Victor Bannerjee is unable to leave an impact along with Indraneil Sengupta &Rucha Inamdar looking less intense and involved than required. Also the veteran Late Farooque Shaikh seems to be a complete misfit in the role of a violent rebel.In short, "CHILDREN OF WAR - Nine Months To Freedom" certainly has an important message to give through some of its upsetting; emotional sequences depicting the ruthless crimes committed against the innocent people, particularly the women. But unfortunately the film also suffers hugely due to a lengthy-uninteresting flow, weak script and inexpressive narration unable to convey the core message convincingly. It has some earnest performances well canned by a noteworthy cinematography, but also has a loud background score incorporating a rock feel unnecessarily. In other words the film is horrifically tense (working in parts), yet lacks the real depth which has to be the key feature of movies made on such thoughtful themes of War Crimes.And I seriously wish it had that satisfying execution to leave an everlasting impact (as generated by its promo), since similar war crimes are being committed even in 2014 (as per the latest news of Boko Haram) and many are still unaware of such humiliating, inhuman acts..........., living their own unaffected lives in the other parts of the world happily.

I praise producer and director Mr. Mritunjay Devvrat for choosing this issue but can't even say a good thing about the film. All visualization and emotions remained in directors mind only. Screenplay and dialogues are pathetic. If you don't know about the backdrop of this film then you wont be able to find out the reason behind every things happening. You wont get touched with a single scene even. Subject is so dark that I was apprehensive about watching the film but promo and trailer pulled me to the theater but I got very disappointed with the final product. Such type of mistake often happens when one person holds two biggest post, producer and director and even first timer. Then you never realizes that when you have crossed the thin line between confidence and over confidence . Director is so obsessed with some typical metaphors that he did too much, i.e every person died while keeping their eyes open, suddenly rain and thunder appears for a dramatic scene, for this purpose he does not mind to keep the continuity intact. Scene opens in day and transforms into night. He has shown only one Pak Army Camp and they use cinematic lights to light there camp!!? What type of camp this was? Key source of light is Lantern in a scene but lighting of scene is so bad that you don't feel the need of lantern. Performance wise all actors are just OK. Music slows down the film especially which has Bengali lyrics.