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CABANA BOYS Nana Patekar and Venkatesh Chavan star together in The Pool
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Limited Release: Sep 03, 2008; Rated: Unrated; Length: 98 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Drama; With: Nana Patekar and Venkatesh Chavan
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By Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum is a film critic for EW

The resonant, beautifully naturalistic drama The Pool is a return to the familiar subject of haves and have-nots for director Chris Smith (American Job, American Movie): A poor young man (newcomer Chavan) becomes entranced by the swimming pool of a rich man (veteran star Patekar) and begins to work in the owner's garden. But in a winning gamble for such an American filmmaker, Smith transfers an Iowa-based short story by Randy Russell to India's western Goa region — and works in Hindi, primarily with novice actors. The result is a story both authentically specific and profoundly global. A-


Posted Sep 05, 2008
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