A couple from Australia travel to Calcutta India to adopt a child. Once they arrive, they discover that processes move very slowly in India. There obscure bureaucratic procedures. The stress of the waiting causes tension, anger, resentment and dissatisfaction in their relationship. Fiona is a successful, self-starting lawyer. Ben is relaxed, easy-going musician. This movie is a tough sell, the characters are not very likable and the circumstances so uncomfortable. Definitely not a welcome tourist travel guide to India or how to adopt a child in this area.
The intoxicating mystic power of Calcutta pulls Fiona and Ben Simmons in separate and unexpected directions. They thought their marriage was strong but all these changes have shown vulnerability in their marriage. The plot is very predictable. 3* (This movie is OK)
107 min, Drama directed and written by Claire McCarthy with Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton, Samrat Chakrabarti, Isabel Lucas, Barum Chanda, Tanushree Shankar, Tillotama Shome, Dana Roy, Tamal Ray Chowdhury, Palomi Ghosh, Kaylyan Chatterjee, Kamalendu Banerjee, Jeremy Sims, Shankar Haldar, Sumatra Saha.
Note: Imdb 6.1 out of 10, Rotten Tomatoes 75% with 16 critics 52% with 853 ratings, Amazon 3.5* out of 5* with 16 ratings.
Special Note: This film was rated highly by PBS but this channel is obligated to praise Australian productions if they are good or not?? The man is portrayed as a slightly relaxed Russel Crowe. The woman is brittle and wooden in her mannerisms and really just a good looking clothes horse??
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