Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn't work. Somehow, though, it does.
Casts Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Sally Hawkins, Mark Addy, Ray Panthaki, Lalita Ahmed, Zoë Wanamaker, Don Warrington, Jimi Mistry
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36 Fillette
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IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 2006
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