Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Director: John Madden
Writer: Ol Parker, Deborah Moggach (novel)
Cast: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Dev Patel
Theatrical Release Date: May 4, 2012 11:58 AM
Distributor: Fox Searchlight

Synopsis: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" follows a group of British retirees who decide to "outsource" their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered with visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past. [Synopsis courtesy of AceShowbiz]

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