The Waiting City
2010 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 976 VOTES · DIR. Claire McCarthy
Overview
An outwardly happy Australian couple journey to Calcutta to collect their adopted baby, but on arrival find that the arrangements have yet to be finalized. Soon, the intoxicating mystic power of the Indian city pulls them in separate and unexpected directions, and the vulnerability of their marriage begins to reveal itself.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,259 lines
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00:00:04 Fiona?
00:02:16 - Yeah, they lost mine. - Okay, I'll just...
00:07:15 and we're just waiting to take her back home to Australia.
00:09:53 You're kidding, right? Oh, I'm so sweaty.
00:12:14 You feel better?
00:16:06 Like do something...
00:20:03 - Yeah. - Scarlett.
00:23:23 We should be offering them maximum compensation.
00:25:32 Fee?
00:28:40 # Having this session #
00:32:54 Come on, let's go.
00:36:29 Now you're picking up a child in between phone calls, Fee
00:43:09 that I-I think everything is the right way around
00:48:08 What's wrong with him making money?
00:51:52 It says here that "adoptive parents must prepare initially
00:57:17 Did you know Lakshmi's mum?
01:03:52 to have another baby.
01:07:46 A real family - they share stuff with each other.
01:10:52 Yes.
01:17:50 You want to go down?
01:22:32 Lakshmi is sickly, and her immune system is unpredictable.
01:27:10 Thank you.
01:39:59 I- I want to dedicate this song to the new couple...
01:46:23 # This love #
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,259
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:46:23
Production Record
DirectorClaire McCarthy
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes976