Split Wide Open (1999) - Turner Classic Movies

Split Wide Open


1h 47m 1999

Brief Synopsis

On the streets of Bombay, KP is a hustler who works for the 'water Mafia' selling tap water to the poor and "Evian" to the rich, while Didi, his 10 year-old sister, sells flowers to cars stopped at traffic lights. When KP runs into Nandita, the host of a popular tabloid talk show, he gets enmeshed i

Film Details

Also Known As
Squarcio totale
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Reliance Mediaworks; Technicolor
Location
Bombay, India

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Synopsis

On the streets of Bombay, KP is a hustler who works for the 'water Mafia' selling tap water to the poor and "Evian" to the rich, while Didi, his 10 year-old sister, sells flowers to cars stopped at traffic lights. When KP runs into Nandita, the host of a popular tabloid talk show, he gets enmeshed into the world of her show and his sister disappears into the thick of the city.

Film Details

Also Known As
Squarcio totale
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Reliance Mediaworks; Technicolor
Location
Bombay, India

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 47m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States October 1999

Released in United States September 1999

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival October 14-23, 1999.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 9-18, 1999.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) September 1-11, 1999.

Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) September 1-11, 1999.)

Released in United States 1999

Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival October 14-23, 1999.)

Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 9-18, 1999.)