Basmati Blues

2018 "Journey to a place with a rhythm all its own"

Basmati Blues

3.9 | 1h46m | en | Comedy

Linda Watt is a sheltered but brilliant young scientist who is plucked out of her company's lab and sent to India by her CEO to sell "Rice 9," a genetically modified rice she's created. However, unbeknownst to her, the rice will destroy the Indian farmers she thinks she's helping.

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3.9 | 1h46m | en | Comedy , Music , Romance | More Info

Released: February. 09,2018 | Released Producted By: , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Brie Larson , Utkarsh Ambudkar , Donald Sutherland

Director

Himman Dhamija

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Cast

Brie Larson

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Reviews

matlopas Great music. Interesting storyline. My teen girls loved to romantic plot and dancing. I loved the the music, plot, politics, and setting.

nicoleamc Smart humor, relevant, and conscious storytelling about the impact of science on an entire culture. Clever use of dance and music which seamlessly embodies each character and drives the point of the story home. Brie Larson beautifully portrays her character of Linda and intelligently drives the point of the story forward. I also enjoyed the playfulness of Donald Sutherland and Tyne Daly throughout as well as how comfortably and artfully they delivered their characters whether dancing or singing. The photography was wonderful and the scenes of village life and people reminded me of my time in India. Well done. A story.that all my friends and family can enjoy regardless of age.

dmisaacson History is chock-full of examples of well-meaning American technocrats going to other countries to "help"... and in the process helping to destroy that country's culture and economy. Here is a film that tackles that phenomenon head-on, but does so within the frothy and mirthful form of a rom-com musical. The results, bubbling with references to Kurt Vonnegut, Arundhati Roy, and Bollywood -- defy cookie-cutter expectations of the genre. The entire Indian and American cast is all-in. In a just world this film would launch Utkarsh Ambudkar as a top Hollywood comic leading man. And in a just world, American technocrats would learn the lesson that it is perhaps better to simply embrace a foreign culture than to try to "save" it.

milton-chassman It's just a fun fish-out-of-water romantic comedy/musical that works as both a family movie and a date movie. Brie Larson gets to show off her musical talent and Donald Sutherland doesn't disappoint as the bad guy. On top of that, I learned a thing or two about rice farming along the way. Go figure!