So Far from India

Name: So Far from India
Director: Mira Nair
Released: 1983
Rating: 5.5

1983 · ★ 5.5 · Dir. Mira Nair

Via the New York Times: "...film examines the marriage of Ashok Sheth and his wife, Hansa. Ashok moved to New York only days after the wedding, to a woman he barely knew; the match was arranged in the traditional way. Now Ashok sells magazines in a subway station at 116th Street, lives in a cell- sized apartment and cherishes his new freedom. The film follows Ashok through such American activities as a visit to a store that sells running shoes. Then it follows him back to India, where Hansa waits with a baby he has never seen, and with a great many questions as to her future. "

Released: 1983-09-12
Runtime: 49 min
Language: EN
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