Umrika

The film begins with Udai (Prateik Babbar) leaving his village for the United States, telling his little brother Ramakant "Rama" (Suraj Sharma) to always remember what he tells him. While his mother is crying due to Udai's departure, Rama tells him to always write to the family when he gets to "Umrika" ("America" as spoken with an accent).

Following the death of his father, Rama realises that the letters his family has been receiving from Udai have been forged by his father and uncle, and learns that Udai vanished when he reached the port city of Mumbai. He embarks upon a journey to locate his brother.

Rama learns that his brother had been working as a barber in Mumbai in a rural area. Rama is devastated and decides to join the Trafficking gang led by an underground lad who demands 2 lakh rupees to take him to New York City. Rama didn't hesitate once and gave 2laks to the man. By that night of that day he was called at serine place to get picked up. He was then dropped off a port where he finds his brother was working as an assistant for the underground boss. He did not look at his brother and got up into a container with other girls and boys which naturally stated us it was a human trafficking container. In the climax the ship boarded for the New York city and camera pans to the back view of Uday who stares at the container ship sailing off on the huge ocean. After that the BHAI came to him and said to return the loan of 2lakhs he took from him.

• Prateik Babbar as Udai
• Suraj Sharma as Ramakant
• Tony Revolori as Lalu
• Adil Hussain as Patel
• Sauraseni Maitra as Radhika
• Nidhi Bisht as Pinky
• Lin Laishram as Udai's Wife
• Rajesh Tailang as Postman

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The soundtrack of Umrika consists of 17 tracks composed by Dustin O'Halloran.

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| title1 = Prologue

| length1 = 03:21

| title2 = The Priest

| length2 = 01:57

| title3 = Letters

| length3 = 01:10

| title4 = Umrika Village

| length4 = 02:24

| title5 = Death of a Father

| length5 = 01:58

| title6 = Secrets Revealed

| length6 = 02:22

| title7 = A Chosen Path

| length7 = 02:09

| title8 = A Passage to Mumbai

| length8 = 01:11

| title9 = Into the City

| length9 = 01:29

| title10 = Umrika

| length10 = 01:23

| title11 = A Killing

| length11 = 02:59

| title12 = You Are Lost Brother

| length12 = 02:30

| title13 = Pictures of Family

| length13 = 02:18

| title14 = Goodbye

| length14 = 02:13

| title15 = Farewell My Brother

| length15 = 02:06

| title16 = A Voyage Begins

| length16 = 05:11

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Shortly after its premiere, the film was sold by sales agent Beta Cinema to France, Germany, Austria, Australia, South Korea and numerous other territories, making it one of the most widely distributed Indian independent films of recent times that was, incidentally, never released in India.{{cite web|last=Levine|first=Sydney|title=Cannes15: Beta Cinema's 'Ghosthunters' & 'Umrika' Among Hot Sellers at Marché du Film|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/canne-15-beta-cinemas-ghosthunters-umrika-among-hot-sellers-at-marche-du-film-20150517|website=Indiewire.com|access-date=17 May 2015|archive-date=20 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520055446/http://blogs.indiewire.com/sydneylevine/canne-15-beta-cinemas-ghosthunters-umrika-among-hot-sellers-at-marche-du-film-20150517|url-status=live}} The film had its European premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, 2015.{{cite web|last=KVIFF|first=KVIFF|title=Umrika to be accompanied by director and actors|url=http://www.kviff.com/en/news/836-umrika-to-be-accompanied-by-director-and-actors|website=kviff.com|access-date=22 June 2015|archive-date=23 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623234228/http://www.kviff.com/en/news/836-umrika-to-be-accompanied-by-director-and-actors|url-status=live}}

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes Umrika has an approval score of 77% based on 13 reviews with an average rating of 6.4 out of 10.{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/umrika/ |title=Umrika - Tomatometer |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129104752/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/umrika/ |url-status=live }} Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called Umrika a "warmly intelligent film"{{cite web|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|title=Sundance preview: Diverse lineup unspools in Park City|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sundance-curtain-raiser-20150122-column.html#page=1|website=Los Angeles Times|date=22 January 2015|access-date=12 February 2015|archive-date=10 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210025717/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sundance-curtain-raiser-20150122-column.html#page=1|url-status=live}} and included it in his 25 Films of note at Sundance 2015.{{cite web|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|title=Sundance Film Festival 2015: 25 films of note|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sundance-film-festival-2015-films-to-spotlight-pictures-photogallery.html|website=Los Angeles Times|date=22 January 2015|access-date=12 February 2015|archive-date=12 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212005448/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sundance-film-festival-2015-films-to-spotlight-pictures-photogallery.html|url-status=live}} Dennis Harvey of Variety praised the film, giving kudos to "Nair’s soundly constructed script and deft handling of a very good cast."{{cite web|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|title=Umrika Review: Prashant Nair's Satisfying Drama|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-umrika-1201417108/|website=Variety|access-date=27 January 2015|archive-date=28 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128141001/http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/sundance-film-review-umrika-1201417108/|url-status=live}} Boyd van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter stated Nair has managed to incorporate several big and abstract topics—including what ties us to our families and place of birth and the extent to which these things are important—into a story in which they become highly personal for the characters.{{cite web|last=Van Hoeij|first=Boyd|title='Umrika': Sundance Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/umrika-sundance-review-767929|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=29 January 2015|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204021950/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/umrika-sundance-review-767929?|url-status=live}} Nikola Grozdanovic of IndieWire gave the film a rating of C− saying that, '"Umrika" is ultimately a non sequitur story that, at worst, holds no weight, and, at best, makes little sense to someone born outside of Indian values and traditions.'{{cite web |url=http://www.indiewire.com/2015/01/sundance-review-bollywood-film-umrika-starring-suraj-sharma-tony-revolori-267744/ |title=Sundance Review: Bollywood Film, 'Umrika' Starring Suraj Sharma & Tony Revolori |date=27 January 2015 |publisher=IndieWire |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512112250/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/01/sundance-review-bollywood-film-umrika-starring-suraj-sharma-tony-revolori-267744/ |url-status=live }} The New Zealand Herald gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "It's a sobering watch and an interesting, if not outstanding, film."{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11529056 |title=Movie review: Umrika |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044148/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11529056 |url-status=live }}{{Rating|3.5|5}} Paul Byrnes of The Sydney Morning Herald gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 saying that, "Umrika achieves remarkable power as a story by concentrating its view of America through the eyes of people who have never been there."{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/movie-review-umrikas-subtle-exploration-of-migration-is-exquisitely-painful-20150908-gjhac1.html |title=Movie review: Umrika's subtle exploration of migration is exquisitely painful |date=9 September 2015 |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=12 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512043914/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/movie-review-umrikas-subtle-exploration-of-migration-is-exquisitely-painful-20150908-gjhac1.html |url-status=live }}{{Rating|4|5}} Sharon Hurst of Cinephilia gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and said that, "Umrika captures the anomaly and paradox that is life in India. But it is also a finely wrought narrative that ticked enough boxes for it to be a crowd-pleasing winner of the Audience Award at Sundance 2015."{{cite web |url=https://www.cinephilia.net.au/show_review.php?movieid=5858&reviewid=6573 |title=Umrika Movie Review - Sharon Hurst |publisher=Cinephilia |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-date=16 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416155130/http://cinephilia.net.au/show_review.php?movieid=5858&reviewid=6573 |url-status=live }}{{Rating|4|5}}

• HP Briding The Borders Award. Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2016
• FIPRESCI Critic's Prize. Cairo International Film Festival, 2015
• (Nominated) Golden Pyramid Award. Cairo International Film Festival, 2015
• Audience Award, World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Sundance Film Festival, 2015
• (Nominated) Grand Jury Prize, World Cinema Dramatic Competition. Sundance Film Festival, 2015
• Audience Award, Narrative Feature. CAAMFest, 2016

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• [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2614722/ Umrika] on the Internet Movie Database

Category:2015 films

Category:2015 comedy-drama films

Category:2010s Hindi-language films

Category:Indian comedy-drama films

Category:Fiction about emigration

Category:Films scored by Dustin O'Halloran