Firebrand (2019) Online

For a movie dedicated to rape survivors, Priyanka Chopra has produced a movie that not only oversimplifies the aftermath but also completely jumps logic at its end. Rape doesn't just result in a conscious choice to focus on the past vs present. One can't simply "let it go." What's odd is the main actress acknowledges nightmares, invasive memories, traumatized sex with her husband, emotional tension being held in her neck and back, and she suffers with these for years and years. Even after seeing a therapist she struggles with the exercises and sporadic crying. Her choice to let it go or not is not all that is at play.

Trauma from rape results in very real, very physical changes to the brain and how the body's set points work-forever. Well after anyone decides to focus on the present, she'll be plagued with invasive thoughts and nightmares. Well after the choice, sex will still suffer from an occasional invasive memory. This actress definitely didn't commit adultery and suddenly cure herself. She's not "good to go" once she changes her perspective.

As someone fighting for women's rights and struggles, Priyanka Chopra's production company owes it to those women to at the very least accurately represent what they suffer through and what the road to recovery looks like. For real rape survivors out there who "let it go," live in the present, and yet continue to be plagued please know there are smarter women in this world supporting you with realistic expectations for your recovery and life going forward.

As for the rest of the movie, some interesting topics came up, but the characters were never developed enough for them to make a difference. There were at least eight themes or heavy topics, and not a single one was developed or explored to satisfaction.

Only attraction is national award winner girish kulkarni who perfectly fts in any role given to him effortlessly but supporting cast is in experienced and director also simply don't watch and waste your time

Ridiculous story and direction ! You don't even need to worry about spoilers. Don't waste your time !

All the stars are for acting. Most illogical ending to a drama which showed a lot of promise. Watch but ignore the ending.

Disclaimer: Do not watch this film if you are expecting a cheap masala marathi film, with a few item songs to tap your feet.

This movie unfolds with some real time problems of the society, elaborates the fabrics of relations and not the least sets a new perspective towards the series of events occurring in the film.

Thanks to the film making team for not spoon feeding each shot and leaving the end for the viewers to unfold for themselves. Rarely do we experience such ideas in Marathi Cinema.

This has been a great blend of good acting, great direction and a superb script.

When the production house that gave out a brilliant film like Ventilator, one is expected to to wait for another stellar piece of work. Firebrand is a horrible, cinematically disastrous and storywise a hollow film. Monotonous court proceedings with antimen agenda and with undertones of a traumatic past experience this movie hardly touches any topic. The psychiatry session is laughworthy and amateur as hell. Sex scenes are cringe. Expected better from Netflix.

Starting of the movie was good as it shows the recovery and success of rape victim but at the ending changed the good feminist story into illicit affair story as the lawyer had affair with the husband of her own client.

There's so many layers to this movie. How a woman from being captured by victim psyche to taking charge of her narrative. How she claims back her sexuality and subjectivity. Anyone with rigid old school morality won't be able to digest it without judging her, but her body is her own. With no one (including the husband) having ownership over her. It's a new discourse towards what it means to be a woman and what it means to be a man. Love it! So refreshing. Thank you for making this