Basmati Blues – Liebe im Reisfeld (2017)

Basmati Blues – Liebe im Reisfeld: Directed by Dan Baron. With Brie Larson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Scott Bakula, Saahil Sehgal. A brilliant scientist is plucked out of the company lab and sent to India to sell the genetically modified rice she created – which she doesn’t realize will destroy the farmers she thinks she’s helping.

“This film tells the story of an American scientist, who is sent to India to market a new type of rice to farmers.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt first, I thought it was a musical as Brie Larson bursts into a song in the first scene. Then, I realised that this is actually a Bollywood film. It has all the entertaining elements of a Bollywood film, including songs and dances. The story is predictable, but it works. I enjoyed it.”