Trishna

– When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The r..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 57 Minutes
Release Year:
2011
Trishna (2011)

When her father is killed in a road accident, Trishna's family expect her to provide for them. The rich son of an entrepreneur starts to restlessly pursue her affections, but are his intentions as pure as they seem?

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Producing Country:
UK
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Trishna (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

09 Mar 2012

Language:

English, Hindi, Punjabi, Rajasthani

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Michael Winterbottom

Writer:

Michael Winterbottom (screenplay), Thomas Hardy (novel)

Main Actors:

Freida Pinto, Riz Ahmed, Mita Vasisht, Harish Khanna

Plot:

Based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles, 'Trishna' tells the story of one woman whose life is destroyed by a combination of love and circumstances. Set in contemporary Rajasthan, Trishna (Freida Pinto) meets a wealthy young British businessman Jay Singh (Riz Ahmed) who has come to India to work in his father's hotel business. After an accident destroys her father's Jeep, Trishna goes to work for Jay, and they fall in love. But despite their feelings for each other, they cannot escape the conflicting pressures of a rural society which is changing rapidly through industrialisation, urbanisation and, above all, education. Trishna's tragedy is that she is torn between the traditions of her family life and the dreams and ambitions that her education has given her.

Awards:

4 nominations.

Gross profit:

$240,381

Production:

IFC Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
Metacritic:
57%