The film's value is in its portrait of Ruth, and her independence as a solo outsider in a vast, uncaring city.
That Girl in Yellow Boots
2011 · 1h 43m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Anurag Kashyap
Overview
An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.
Director and cast
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Koechlin, a striking woman with a slim frame, horse mouth, and big turbulent eyes, has screen presence enough to kick along the frequently-stalling psychodrama up to an ending that seems like a tossing up of hands.
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