"The White Tiger," is the engrossing screen adaptation of Aravind Adiga's bestselling novel about the rich and poor in modern India. If you haven’t heard much about it, that’s because Netflix has decided to dump this essential film into their maze-like catalogue, without an ounce of Oscar promotion. For shame. Unlike some of the pretenders about to be unleashed before the Oscar deadline lifts next week, and those include “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” and “Malcolm and Marie”, director Ramin Bahrani’s adaptation of Adiga’s source material is staggering stuff and worthy of Academy consideration.
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Netflix’s “The White Tiger” is director Ramin Bahrani’s adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s award-winning novel. Is this another Oscar contender that will need to be added to the streaming giant’s neverending list of fall titles? Maybe, maybe not. The subject matter is pertinently relevant, tackling the poor and disenfranchised of India.
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