A love story – set in a tea estate in Assam – between a British tea estate owner and local tea garden worker.
A persuasive adaptation of Nirode Choudhury’s Assamese short story, Chameli Memsaab ingeniously uses leprosy as a device to reveal the deeply ingrained, unconscious class bias of an otherwise progressive people. Bhupen Hazarika’s score elevates this social drama with its profound, folk style.
Not showing in any country now
You currently have access to only 830 films in the United States selection.
You're missing out on 2480 more films, you can get immediate access to these via a VPN subscription.
We've partnered with NordVPN to get you 70% off on your subscription. Get yours now!
Esteban Sapir, 2007, Argentina
Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003, Russia
Luis Buñuel, 1930, France
Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 1996, Japan
Mike Leigh, 2008, United Kingdom
Erick Zonca, 2008, France
Johnnie To, 2008, Hong Kong
Götz Spielmann, 2008, Austria
Aditya Assarat, 2007, Thailand
Wong Kar Wai, 2004, Hong Kong
