Introduction

Michael Winterbottom's daring adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel “Tess of the d'Urbervilles,” set in India and starring Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire, Miral) as the hapless heroine.

Synopsis

Based on Thomas Hardy's classic novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles," Trishna tells the story of one woman whose life is destroyed by a combination of love and circumstances. Set in contemporary Rajasthan, Trishna meets wealthy young British businessman Jay Singh who has come to India to work in his father's hotel business. After an accident destroys her father's Jeep, Trishna goes to work for Jay, and they fall in love. However, they cannot escape the conflicting pressures of a rural society which is changing rapidly through industrialization, urbanization and, above all, education.