A mystic-infused love story that follows a young couple's journey to India to collect their adopted baby.
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Title: The Waiting City (2009)
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4 wins & 11 nominations.
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| Radha Mitchell | ... | Fiona Simmons | |
| Joel Edgerton | ... | Ben Simmons | |
| Samrat Chakrabarti | ... | Krishna | |
| Isabel Lucas | ... | Scarlett | |
| Tillotama Shome | ... | Sister Tessila | |
| Barun Chanda | ... | Doctor Khan | |
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Dana Roy | ... | Sister Agnes |
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Tamal Ray Chowdhury | ... | Uncle |
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Tanushree Shankar | ... | Didi Chatterjee |
| Palomi Ghosh | ... | Urmi (as Paulomi Ghosh) | |
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Kalyan Chatterjee | ... | Pharmacist |
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Kamalendu Banerjee | ... | Airport Official (as Kamalendu Danerjee) |
| Jeremy Sims | ... | Carlisle | |
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Shankar Haldar | ... | Feroz |
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Soumitra Saha | ... | Blind Man |
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An outwardly happy Australian couple journey to Calcutta to collect their adopted baby, but on arrival find that the arrangements have yet to be finalized. Soon, the intoxicating mystic power of the Indian city pulls them in separate and unexpected directions, and the vulnerability of their marriage begins to reveal itself. Written by Anonymous
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Rashda: [on the phone] Fiona? Fiona...
Fiona Simmons: Rashda?
Rashda: Can you hear me?
Fiona Simmons: Yeah.
Rashda: Do you have a minute?
Fiona Simmons: I have the documents with me.
Rashda: I hope you know what you're doing.
Fiona Simmons: Absolutely. I'm fine taking them with me.
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[first lines]Rashda: [on the phone] Fiona? Fiona...
Fiona Simmons: Rashda?
Rashda: Can you hear me?
Fiona Simmons: Yeah.
Rashda: Do you have a minute?
Fiona Simmons: I have the documents with me.
Rashda: I hope you know what you're doing.
Fiona Simmons: Absolutely. I'm fine taking them with me.
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$3,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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"You must act out of love, not desperation or need."
I've yet to see a movie set in India that wasn't a visual treat to watch, and The Waiting City definitely earns it's place on that list. The story, about an Australian couple come to Kolkata to adopt a child in the hopes that it will fix their strained relationship, is also interesting, even though I thought it stumbled into predictable, melodramatic territory at times. This is sort of an emotional coming of age story for the two main characters, both as individuals and a couple. The transition from who they are at the beginning to who they are at the end isn't exactly handled in the most organic way, but it is mostly believable.
The movie dabbles in ideas about faith and spirituality, as well, but in a very unfocused way.
I recommend The Waiting City to those interested in India, fans of Radha Mitchell or Joel Edgerton, and movie fans comfortable with subdued, personal storytelling that takes its time to get where it's going.