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Meet the Patels
Description
The documentary offers a sharp, often riotously funny take on the conflicts and compromises that all culturally nebulous families must navigate. It follows Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American as he enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams... and his parents.
The documentary offers a sharp, often riotously funny take on the conflicts and compromises that all culturally nebulous families must navigate. It follows Ravi Patel, an almost-30-year-old Indian-American as he enters a love triangle between the woman of his dreams... and his parents.
Actors:
Dhevi Natarajan,
Kanu Patel,
Russell Peters,
Pushpa Patel,
Josh Greenbaum,
Monica Thapar,
Julianna Guill
Dhevi Natarajan
Kanu Patel
Russell Peters
29 September 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pushpa Patel
Josh Greenbaum
Monica Thapar
Julianna Guill
7 July 1987, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Genre:
Romance, Comedy, Documentary
Director:
Geeta Patel ,
Ravi Patel
Geeta Patel
22 December 1975, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Ravi Patel
18 December 1978, Freeport, Illinois, USA
Country:
United States
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October 16, 2015
Rather than taking a firm position for or against arranged marriages, "Meet the Patels" is a big-hearted, poignant and truly funny documentary that shows people will try anything to find love - and sometimes "anything" works.
May 31, 2016
How is dating in India different from dating in America? Indian culture is roughly 11,000 years old; ours-239 years. Dating is hilariously, eye-openingly different in India.
September 24, 2015
Ultimately a touching, funny documentary about family and cultural forces putting pressure on a first-generation Indian-American man to do what should come naturally: find love and a life partner.
September 24, 2015
We enjoy Ravi's search for suitable mates, and we like his family. In the end, they just want each other to be happy - and that's all that matters.
June 16, 2016
In this divisive culture some have worked hard to establish it's important to see a film that reminds us that despite our differences, we all have a lot more in common.
October 16, 2015
This highly personal and lighthearted documentary gives some social context but never dives deep on the potentially devastating cultural divide it is exploring.
January 02, 2016
[Patel's parents] are the real personalities of the movie, so good-humored and spirited, and so wonderful in sticking to their old-fashioned view of family life.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
September 24, 2015
Meet the Patels ends up being much more than a movie about a guy going out on dates. It's about shifting identities, parental expectations and trying to hold on to a life raft of tradition in a swirling sea of change. And it's pretty funny, too.
November 24, 2015
One of the funniest romcoms of the year.
October 08, 2015
[A] charming, if completely obvious, documentary.
March 21, 2017
It's an authentic look at the sociology of dating that we just don't talk about enough -- especially among marginalized cultures. And that's something to champion in and of itself.