| Split Wide Open | |
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 Promotional poster for Split Wide Open | |
| Directed by | Dev Benegal |
| Written by | Farrukh Dhondy (screenplay) Dev Benegal (story) Upamanyu Chatterjee (story) Sudhir Mishra (Hindi dialogues) Shozo Ichiyama (Japanese dialogues) |
| Produced by | Anuradha Parikh |
| Starring | Rahul Bose Laila Rouass Ayesha Dharkar Shivaji Satham |
| Cinematography | Sukumar Jatania |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Nitin Sawhney |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
Split Wide Open is a 1999 Indian film directed by Dev Benegal. It is his second feature film after English, August (1994). The film primarily deals with the Water conflicts in the slums of Bombay, and paedophilia, and also looks at the subversive sexuality in modern India and how the notions of morality are challenged when sex and poverty collide. The film came under harsh criticism when released in India and has been one of the most controversial Indian films.
- ^ a b c "Split Wide Open (1999)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2022.