The Engaged Woman

1h 29min

Comedy

Romance

Andrew Christie runs the traditional Dolphin hotel in Cornwall, specialized in weddings and honeymoons, but competition from cheap holidays overseas becomes crushing. After his disloyal wife Nell deserts to apply as manager in the Maldives, their main tour operator intends to cancel, which would spell bankruptcy. Andrew comes up with a modern alternative, hosting traditional weddings for Indian couples. to sell the idea, he pretends to be backed by an Indian wife. To fill the part urgently, he enlists part-time maid Rajani Sharma, a, art student, whose father, banker Murali Sharma, wants to go ahead with her arranged marriage to Tarun, from India.

Production Companies

Gate Filmproduktion

ARTE

Wild Bunch Germany

Cast

Jochen Schropp

Jochen Schropp

Andrew Christie
Nele Kiper

Nele Kiper

Keira Henderson
Denise Zich

Denise Zich

Nelly Christie
Peer Jäger

Peer Jäger

Edward Brooks
Amerjit Deu

Amerjit Deu

Murali Sharma
Javed Khan

Javed Khan

Mr. Prakash
Craig Ryder

Craig Ryder

David Redgrove
Stuart Davidson

Stuart Davidson

Horse Race Spectator

Release date

8th Sep 2013

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch