FIRE (1996)
DEEPA MEHTA
Plot
Ground-breaking Indian movie from the producer of "Bandit Queen", set in New Delhi but made in English, and taking in such traditionally taboo subjects as adultery, masturbation and lesbianism. When idealistic young bride Sita arrives at the home of her new husband Jatin, shared with his brother, sister-in-law and paralysed elderly mother, she enters a household full of secrets and unspoken tensions. A challenging sexual drama with a twist.