Three and a Half (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Three and a Half is a drama and crime film directed by Dar Gai, running about 121 minutes.

What it’s about. The story of one house in three different eras. Where 50 years ago it was divided between a school and an apartment, in which a young boy struggles with the pressures of pre-pubescent school life, coupled with being compelled to share a tiny room with his paralysed, disconsolate grandfather. Who in turn has devious plans for the child's 12th birthday which happens to fall on a leap year. The same building 20 years later becomes home to a brothel, where a young unexploited concubine is dealing with her self-proclaimed "first" client who has a strange inability to fulfil his physical desire unless obligated to the duress of a transaction to do so. Now, 30 years later these same walls surround a sublime home which belongs to a soul-stirring 75 year old couple who love, laugh and dance together. They whisper the secrets of time forgone and seemed to have overcome the undying need for love and escape which seems to have plagued the inhabitants of this house in the past.

Who’s in it. Three and a Half stars Arya Dave as Raj, Zoya Hussain as Sulekha, Suhasini Mulay as Woman and M. K. Raina as Man, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.2/10, Three and a Half has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Three and a Half page.

If you liked it. Fans of Three and a Half tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.