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Movie Info
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Director -
Santosh Sivan -
Producer -
Mark Burton , Paul Hardart , Doug Mankoff , Andrew Spaulding , Tom Hardart -
Screenwriter -
Cathy Rabin -
Distributor -
Roadside Attractions -
Production Co -
Merchant Ivory Productions , Adirondack Pictures , Excalibur Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 (Violent Content|A Scene of Sexuality) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 9, 2008, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 18, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.0M -
Runtime -
1h 38m