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Summary:
1954, the Malabar Coast. British and Anglo-Indian identities blur when an English-woman with a neglectful husband births a sickly baby. Cotton Mary, a hospital aide and moralizing Anglophile who claims her father was a British officer, takes over the infant's care and, without a word to the mother, takes the baby daily to her sister to nurse. Mary moves into the English household, taking over more and more duties as she plays on the mother's fatigue and lack of spousal counsel: in effect, Mary colonizes the English household while she pilfers its stores and tells tall tales to her own family. For how long can Mary sustain her rule before the Englishwoman stands on her own feet?
| Runtime: | 124 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for a scene of sexuality. |
| Production: | Merchant Ivory Productions |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Countries: | USA, UK, France |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ismail Merchant | Director |
| Madhur Jaffrey | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alexandra Viets | Written By |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Captain Raju | Inspector Ramiji Raj |
| Firdausi Jussawalla | Mr. Panamal |
| Gemma Jones | Mrs Freda Davids |
| Gerson Da Cunha | Doctor Correa |
| Greta Scacchi | Lily MacIntosh |
| James Wilby | John MacIntosh |
| Joanna David | Mrs Smythe |
| Madhur Jaffrey | Cotton Mary |
| Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal | Matron |
| Nadira | Mattie |
| Neena Gupta | Blossom (Mary's Sister) |
| Prayag Raj | Abraham |
| Riju Bajaj | Mugs |
| Sakina Jaffrey | Rosie |
| Sarah Badel | Mrs Evans |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Gil Donaldson | Associate Producer |
| Nayeem Hafizka | Producer |
| Paul Bradley | Executive Producer |
| Rahila Bootwala | Associate Producer |
| Richard Hawley | Producer |
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