Griffin Pictures

An arranged marriage in Mumbai: the husband is limp and spineless and, once the wife arrives in the marital hovel, she assumes a particularly crude form of misanthropy. Trapped in the hell of coupledom, Uma is transformed into a disturbing and ruthless figure, giving free rein to her own feral impulses.

After Mel's long-term partner disappears abruptly, she discovers he had created an entire false identity. Her search for truth then exposes a scandal at the heart of the UK's Metropolitan Police.