The read
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Set in southern India in the late 1930s, this provocative tale traces the story of three people caught in an inexorable web of forbidden romance and dangerous secrets. After a British spice planter falls in love with his alluring servant, an idealistic young man finds himself torn between his ambitions and his family, his village and his past.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes51%
Metacritic47/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Santosh SivanDirector
- Cathy RabinWriter
- Mark KilianOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Linus RoacheHenry Moores
- Nandita DasSajaani
- Rahul BoseT. K. Neelan
- Jennifer EhleLaura Moores
- Indrajith SukumaranManas
- LalRajat
- ThilakanT.K.'s father
- Ganapathi S. PoduvalCast
Themes
forbidden loveperiod dramaextramarital affairkerala1930s