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The subject of bans and protests throughout India, this taboo-breaking erotic tale focuses on the relationship of Sita, the wife of a grocery store owner in New Delhi, and Radha, her sister-in-law and wife of a celibate swami. The two women break out of the doldrums of their marriages when they discover their attraction to one another, and a forbidden lesbian tryst ensues.
Year: 1996
Genre: Foreign Language Films, Queer Cinema, Indian & Tibetan Cinema
Country: Canada, India
Director: Deepa Mehta
Starring: Dilip Mehta, Alice Poon, Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi
Duration: 108 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains low level offensive language.
7.3/10
Location in store: Foreign (India/Tibet)
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