My Own Country
Trailer: My Own Country
Year: 1998
Studio: Showtime Networks
Director: Mira Nair
Cast: Naveen Andrews, Glenne Headly, Hal Holbrook, Swoosie Kurtz, Marisa Tomei, Adam Tomei
Crew: Mira Nair (Director), Mira Nair (Producer), Abraham Verghese (Novel), Sooni Taraporevala (Screenplay), Barbara Title (Executive Producer), Jeff Danna (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Release: Jul 12, 1998
IMDb: 4.50/10 by 6 users
Popularity: 1
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Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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