This semi-autobiographical $750,000 feature, which played festivals and received very limited US theatrical distribution, marked the writing and directing debut of M. Night Shyamalan, who also stars. American college student Dev Raman (Shyamalan) takes part in a student exchange program to please his mother, who feels a trip to India might help her rebellious son straighten up and act right. Cocky and thoroughly Westernized, Dev experiences severe culture shock in his ancestral homeland: He may look Indian, but he couldn't be more alien to his fellow students if he were a blond-heaired, blue-eyed surfer. Dev makes a friend in Sunjay (Mike Muthu), who tries to help hi...
Released:
1993
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
143 mins