Split Wide Open
Dir Dev Benegal
India 1999
English - Hindi with English Subtitles,
Certified 15

After 50 years of being the world's largest democracy, 1 billion people are finally coming out in the open. What happens when Indians start talking about sex? What happens in a land of extreme wealth and extreme poverty? On the hot streets of Bombay KP- a hustler with a cell phone and a scooter, unlocks taps and sells water to the poor and Evian to the rich, while Didi, his adopted ten year old sister stalks the traffic lights selling flowers to earn her next meal. Nan (Nandita) an expatriate Indian from London, hosts an exploitation television show where people come and in darkness talk about their secret sexual lives. The confessions are funny, kinky and sad. Welcome to Split Wide Open. www.tropicfilm.com

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