ZERO BRIDGE: Official Film Website: Reviews

“Multi-hyphenate Tariq Tapa makes a respectable debut with a gritty tale of unlikely friendship [that] sustains a powerful ending... Tapa makes good use of the chaotic nature of the city, reinforcing its existential brutality. Among the cast, [Taniya] Khan is a real find.”

-- Jay Weissberg, VARIETY

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“Packs a punch... carries a powerful message. ZERO BRIDGE’s strength is to portray how the fighting, mistrust and political stalemate in Kashmir affect everyday citizens there... The characters portrayed may not be the victims of violence or physical abuse, but they win our sympathy nonetheless.”

-- Mike Collett-White, REUTERS

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“It is no secret that often in international film festivals, the best end up in sidebar sections. ZERO BRIDGE, for example, presented in the Horizons section of Venice, is surely one of the most valuable among those seen so far in the [Venice] Festival. Delicate and moving... a magnificent fresco on the Indian province which brings us within this distant civilization suspended between past and future... Harshly convincing but at the same time able to retain a sweetness, in scenes of tender silences and glances.”

-- Marco Luceri, DRAMMATURGIA

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“Packs an impressive emotional wallop.”

-- Tim Grierson, LA Weekly: Critic’s Pick

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“Zero Bridge is a subdued, audacious debut by Tariq Tapa, who directed, lensed, recorded and co-edited by himself. He takes us to a place little seen on the screen that his characters are desperate to escape from. Although set in a poverty-stricken slum, the film features a wealth of emotion while eschewing a reliance on genre conventions. The drama unfolds naturally, piling on relationship complications without contrivance and a romance without romanticism. Ultimately, Kashmir comes off not as an exotic locale, but a place where the struggle for survival is familiar the world over..”

-- Mike Everleth, BadLit.Com

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“A Totally Engrossing Journey. Female lead Taniya Khan has the beauty, name, and radiance to achieve success as a Bollywood hottie.”

-- Marvin Miranda, LA Examiner

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