In the grand tradition of Merchant & Ivory films comes a moving and poetic yet doomed love story of Henry Moores (Linus Roach) an English spice baron who moves to India during the waning years of the Raj. Steeped in mystery and the unfolding secrets that revolve an affair, Henry falls for Sajani (Nandita Das) his married Indian housekeeper. When things become difficult, the lesson learned is to deny, deny and deny. And deny they do, from their passionate love affair, to the disappearance to the eventual murder following cultural differences and their consequences. Part “Memoirs of a Geisha” meets “Fatal Attraction” with cinematography like something out of a National Geographic sweeping epic this is undoubtedly one of the years best not to be missed. Linus Roach lives up to his outstanding career that has spanned roles from “Priest” in 1994 – which won him critical acclaim – to the role of RFK and finally, a similar in genre to this was “Namesake’ (a story about Indian decent and cultural differences as they navigate America.) Four Tiaras
