Summary
A British family is trapped between culture, tradition, and the colonial sins of the past.
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 44Audiences 50GoodWatch 41
Metascore52
Tomatometer36%
IMDb5.3
Audience score47%
Running time
2 h 4 min
A typical length for dramas, +15 min on the typical 109
typical 109124Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1999
December 17, 1999
27 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 10 more18 people
- Greta ScacchiLily MacIntosh
- Madhur JaffreyCotton Mary
- James WilbyJohn MacIntosh
- Sarah BadelMrs Evans
- RBRiju BajajMugs
- GDGerson Da CunhaDoctor Correa
- Joanna DavidMrs Smythe
- Neena GuptaBlossom
- Sakina JaffreyRosie
- Gemma JonesMrs Freda Davids
Captain RajuInspector Ramiji Raj- FJFirdausi JussawalaMr. Panamal
- MMMahabanoo Mody-KotwalMatron
NadiraMattie
Prayag RajAbraham
Veerendra SaxenaJoseph
Surekha SikriGwen- LLLaura LumleyTheresa MacIntosh
Directing · 2
- Madhur Jaffrey Director
- Ismail Merchant Director
Writing · 1
- Alexandra Viets Writer
Production · 4
- Paul Bradley Executive Producer
- Richard Hawley Producer
- Nayeem Hafizka Producer
- Celestia Fox Casting
Camera · 1
- Pierre Lhomme Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- John David Allen Editor
Sound · 2
- Richard Robbins Original Music Composer
- Nina Hartstone Dialogue Editor
Art · 3
- Alison Riva Production Design
- Charmian Adams Art Direction
- Suresh Sawant Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Sheena Napier Costume Design
- Martina Kohl Makeup Artist
- Lori Ann Baker Makeup Artist
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