did you see the Namesake on DVD?

Hey all -

First of all, thank you so much for continuing to support "The Namesake". This week, we only had a slight boxoffice drop, and the film continues to do very well! Thank you so much for passing the word on to friends and family, and supporting it.

Second, a few folks have told me that they saw "The Namesake" on DVD! The actual DVD doesn't come out until later this year, and i'm trying to figure out who these folks are who are pirating the film. We (actors and directors) don't really see any of the box office or DVD money (that goes to the studio who financed the film), but piracy reduces box office profits, which in turn make it very difficult for films like "The Namesake" to be made in the future (because box office numbers aren't counted when the film is pirated).

I'd love a huge favor from any of you who may have seen the film on DVD...please email and let us know which stores are selling or renting the pirated DVDs!

You can send your reports to feedback@globalspeak.org

I'd really appreciate it, and it would benefit the independent film community (not to mention the South Asian American arts community) infinitely.

Thank you!

Comments

[D]

Funny, my new "we're kind of seeing each other" sorta-girlfriend and I almost watched a pirated "Namesake" DVD this weekend, but ended up not having time. I'd seen it already -- for free, but legitimately, at an NYC pre-release screening a few months ago -- but she hadn't. It was comical how the DVD was a blank TDK DVD-R with "NAME" scrawled on it in permanent marker. The sound was tinny, but the DVD menus and graphics were surprisingly high quality for a bootleg.

I'd love to help you, but I ran this blog post by The New Girl, and she said no. The store owners are friends of hers, and she doesn't want to antagonize them. And I don't want to antagonize her, especially because she's The New Girl, and we're still getting to know one another and putting our best foot forward.

But it's from an Indian store in Fremont, California. (Are there any other kind in Fremont?) Maybe you can work with that. :-)

[Susan]

I went out of town to visit the parents for Mother's Day and my mom listed "Namesake" at the top of her list for choice of movies to go see that evening. I had not even heard of it but, being Mother's Day, we went to see it. I had no idea what to expect...no preconceptions whatsoever (which often works for the good of the movie).

I really liked it and was moved by Gogel's struggle between the culture he was raised in and the culture of his parents. Also, I liked that it explored the unique position 2nd generations find themselves in where their hearts reside within both cultures. In that way, it reminded me of Amy Tan's essay, "My Mother's Tongue." I have several friends in this position and have seen glimpses of it up close.

Is this an American movie? If so, I'm glad to see that "we"(I'm not in the idustry...just mean "we" as in Americans) are starting to branch out to explore cultures that so many people who live in the small towns are unfamiliar with.

By the way, during the movie, I said, "that's the guy in this movie I saw on TV the other day: "Harold and Kumar Goes to White Castle"" and my mother said, "oh yeah." Huh? My mother saw that? LOL.

Good luck with the movie...I think you need to do a little more advertising. It would be nice if this could be successful.

[Lana Kent]

Good luck with finding the dvd pirates! Don't mainstream movie-makers write-off a part of the proceeds to piracy anyhow?
Just curious but what happens to this blog once the Namesake is no longer a "new" movie?
Will it be deleted? Abandoned?

[roy]

i've watched it 5 times.. i cant get enough og it.. so when is it coming out on DVD then.. if i head to the theaters to watch it AGAIN i'll have to pull another loan for my tuition!

[desi girl]

sorry guys, it's not just the pirated dvd's you need to be worried about, it's the uploads to the internet, where people can watch the entire movie on their computer. And yes, The Namesake is already available on the internet, I saw the link to it on a message board a few days ago.

[Dr. Jillian T. Weiss]

I saw the film in a small art theater in upstate, rural New York. I have very few cultural referents about India, and there was a lot I didn't catch, but when the movie ended I astounded myself and my partner by bursting into sobs, remembering my parents who died when I was quite young, perhaps around the same age as Gogol. I'm now 46, but the film brought me back twenty years to the intensity of the feelings I had as a young person. What a great film!

[kosong]

hey all,
i watched already this film. Oh God! It's very touching and i luv it.!

[Renee Roberta Nash]

My daughter, Nessa, and I live in a fairly redneck town in Southwestern Washington state (Longview), down by the Oregon border. This is not the sort of movie that usually plays well here. Too thoughful and artsy I guess.

Plus, it's about a different culture, and there's just too many close-minded people in this town for there to even be any curiosity to see it.

It's pretty down here, but there's just too many jerks that populate this place and I really long for Seattle, where I grew up, that has more like-minded people.

Nessa works in a neighbouring town (Kelso), at a little gem of an independent Ma and Pa-run theatre that tries very hard to show quality cinema, from time to time.

What a surprise it was that they are showing "The Namesake"!

After a particularly frustrating day (I care for my 89-year-old Dad, who has Alzheimer's), she suggested that I come see a movie....so I did.

I really have to say that this is my new favourite indie-type movie. I totally loved it! I cried several times...it was quite moving, and even had a few things hit home, for me. That parent-child dynamic.

I have now recommended it to my LiveJournal and MySpace pals, and hopefully some will see it and recommend it to their friends.

It just really touched me, and will stay with me for a while, I'm certain.

It's a really beautiful film, and you all should absolutely be very proud of it.

Thank you for such a wonderful couple of hours. I plan to buy it when it comes out on DVD. Seriously.

Take care.....

[Arthi Chand]

Hello Kal Penn... i just wanted to say that i really really enjoyed this movie and so did my parents. We are a Hindu family growing up in a american society. My sister, little brother and I can relate to this story because we are american born and after seeing this movie it not only moved my parents but us also because it shows that no matter where we have grown up we havent forgotten our culture. you did a wonderful job and you are a great actor =]

[vineeta]

Just wanted to drop a line (ok many lines) to say the film was really liked here in Bombay/Mumbai, India ( from where i write). The films victory lies in the fact that it feels so real and it all came together so beautifully, the performances, the music everything. havent read the book. strangely dont feel the need to.

[Jamie Arpin-Ricci]

I suspect a significant number of people are downloading it as a torrent, which makes it very easy for people to pirate. As a great of the book, I also enjoyed the film and hope others will read/see this important work.

Jamie Arpin-Ricci

[Sarah Johnson]

Hello
I saw your film on board my flight home from Singapore with Singapore Airways yesterday (27th June). It was amazing!

When it does get released on DVD I am going to get it for my husband.

Well done!

Sarah in Germany

[Melissa]

Hello!

I'm currently living overseas, but I look forward to going back to the USA and seeing your movie. I just wanted to let you know that my sisters and I adore you, Kal. I'm so happy you're in a serious film that celebrates the struggle of the average American family trying to get ahead in mainstream America while maintaining cultural connections - you deserved to be in a movie like this. That being said, you were pretty hot in Harold and Kumar :)

Melissa

[Susie]

What does "Gangreen" in the movie mean? It is the name that was written by graffiti on the mailbox of Gogol's family in the movie. I tried looking this term up, but was not able to find out the meaning. If you can pass any information on this I would love to know.

The movie was fantastic - I took three friends to it and we all loved it.

[Vik]

Kal Penn...I always wondered why you don't have a fan site. Anyways I'm an IT Major (Typical Indian-American) turned film editor right out here in LA and I actually work for the same major company that licensed this film and I'm friends with some of the people that worked with Mira on it. Anyways I was wondering if you need a fan site, cause I'd do it! I just have no idea how to reach you! Hope my email appends to this post and you happen to see it!

[Sabina]

Hi,
I have indeed seen a DVD of The Namesake in a small Indian shop here in Basel, Switzerland. I even bought it, so much I had loved the movie at the theatre and the book by Jhumpa Lahiri...
but i soon returned the DVD, because the quality of the images was very poor.... i asked where it came from, as it looked indeed original... they told me the UK.....
The shop had only that one copy.....

I'm going to see the movie again tomorrow - at the movie theatre!! - to share the emotions i felt watching it the first time with some of my closest friends.... this movie is so indescribably beautiful that, instead of telling my friends about it, i'm physically dragging them to see it !! :-)
No predictability, no cliche', only deep true feelings, and reality... you dont have to be a Bengali to understand and relate to all that. Amazing, original photography......... you almost feel you are seeing NYC and the Taj Mahal for the first time!

[Sabina]

JUST A COMMENT ON THIS WEBSITE: could you not add the beautiful (like everything else about this movie) soundtrack by Nitin Sawhney as background music?.....

[Tashya]

This was such a wonderful movie and I loved the book! However, I must admit that it is a bit frustrating how long it seems to be taking for it to release to DVD. It was out in March! When is it releasing to DVD? I don't remember if it always takes THIS long for a movie to release to DVD, but perhaps letting people know an approximate date would alleviate some people's need to buy it pirated.

[Tashya]

*THIS MESSAGE SOMEHOW POSTED UNDER SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME*

This was such a wonderful movie and I loved the book! However, I must admit that it is a bit frustrating how long it seems to be taking for it to release to DVD. It was out in March! When is it releasing to DVD? I don't remember if it always takes THIS long for a movie to release to DVD, but perhaps letting people know an approximate date would alleviate some people's need to buy it pirated.

Tashya

[Donna Mae]

Hi!

I just wanted to say that I went to the premier of this movie last night in Trinidad and Tobago inthe West Indies.

This is an AMAZING film! Thank you for making such a great and timely movie. I was moved to tears.

Kal, you were awesome, as was athe rest of the cast, but I felt your pain and your confusion ... I intend to see thie movie AGAIN!

[Jay]

Unfortunately I missed this movie when it was in the theaters and I really wanted to see it. When is it actually coming out on DVD? Is there a release date? I did see what looked to be a pirated DVD listed in the 3rd party sellers on Amazon.com. You may want to check that out.

[Sabina]

PLEASE GET RID OF THOSE INSULTING LINKS

Hi, have you realized that somebody named Alan posted some rubbish links on this page of your site? : http://thenamesake.typepad.com/blog/2007/01/dubai_film_fest.html#comments

really an insult to your blog and your beautiful movie - i think they should be deleted immediately !!!

[anonymous]

Hi - three sellers on Amazon in the US are advertising the DVD for sale right now. I wanted to use it in a class I'm teaching this fall and didn't see it anywhere else yet, so I bought one. It is definitely a bootleg copy and I hope to be able to return it... Looking forward to the official release.

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[David]

This was a great movie, I live in Colorado Springs and I saw it at Kimball's, a great movie theatre that shows independent films. The movie did a great job in showing the difference between India vs the US, but i can't stand waiting for the DVD to come out, I got excited when i saw it at Amazon.com and almost clicked buy but i decided to check this site on any updates on the release first, just to be sure. Well if anyone finds out any information on the DVD and wants to email me at rodgers07@gmail.com that would be great!

Thanks

[Dinesh Dharmadasa]

http://www.amazon.com/The-Namesake-DVD/dp/B000U2U0E4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-2621769-2663605?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1186956285&sr=1-1

^^ Pirated version is for sale on amazon

[Mini]

Hi,
I read the book and loved it.I haven't seen the movie yet. Heard about it a lot from freinds.Waiting for the DVD to come out as I can't go to the theater with 2 kids.I don't want to rent a pirated DVD which are available at all Indian stores in the bay area.Pleas releas it on DVD soon,and prevent piracy business.

[indiana jane]

seen the movie three times...including once on a flight. made me cry and laugh too (special the jogging episode of young gogol)
so glad it was not Abhishek Bachchan....you were perfect.

gogol was a popular nickname for young bengali boys, infact there was young adventurous kid in a popular series by a bengali writer..

anyways, i could not stop laughing at the new Harold and Kumar trailer. Saw the first one by accident.

[Kathy Robinson]

When will the DVD be released? I LOVED the book and the movie is not showing anywhere in Greater Kansas City area. Thanks. Kathy

[Susan]

It is now August 29, 2007 and I have just read the namesake and since I was doing research on it, found out there was a movie adaptation of it! I would love to find a store that rents out the DVD. Does anyone know a place in Los Angeles, CA. that has the DVD? Please email me at aprillo0303@yahoo.com

Many thanks for any help.

[Sid]

Dude THE Namesake was phenomenal everything about it was so special... And kal i was ur fan the day i saw that White castle stuff..man!! dude u really r a versatile actor..u made us cry dude!! U rock! Namesake rocks!!

[mauli]

saw this today! don't think the movie is out of DVD yet.

[mauli]

don't think the dvd is out yet, i was looking for it today and came across this blog so i wanted to report this!

http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3359590/The-Namesake/Product.html

[mauli]

http://www.lovefilm.com/visitor/product/85763-The-Namesake.html

here is another one!

[J]

Excellent movie and great acting by all especially Kal, Irfan, Tabu.

Can any one post what raagas are playing:
1. When Tabu is singing during her music lesson before marriage

2. On shenai during Gogol's marriage to Moushami..

[Seattle Fan]

Kalpen-ji, if you have a few minutes, your fans would love to hear some more from you on this blog or at any other location. We love your work!

[Heather Bancroft]

I don't think I've ever anticipated a DVD release like this! It seems like it has been FOREVER. I hope the November 27th rumors are true. I can't wait much longer to see this again!

[J.Rahman]

Aloha, I am excited about the DVD. My Husband (who is Bengali) & I have seen the Movie & We both have read the book. We have always loved Mrs. Nair's Films & are looking forward to adding this film to our DVD collection. I hope that we don't have to wait to much longer. :)

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[Gemma]

I saw the Namesake in the movies when it came out, and then, I just rented it on DVD. They said it came out on 11/27 (today is 12/1). Of course, I loved the movie both times, however, I feel like there is something missing from the DVD. Is it an abridged version? I could be wrong, but I seem to remember a longer period of time showing Calcutta, and wasn't there something about her throwing down the Christmas cards when she found out about Ashok? I didn't notice that part in the DVD version. I felt a little jipped. I wanted to see it just as I had in the movies. Is there an extended version I can buy? Thanks.

[Tonia]

My boyfriend is from India, and we love to catch great Hindi films. This, I LOVED!! OMG what a wonderful movie. We saw it Dec 1st, and I will be seeing it again.

[Karl]

I'd really like to watch this film on DVD, but unfortunately, there is no subtitling for the hearing impaired. Such an unfortunate oversight! This is a multi-language DVD with subtitles in several languages, so there is really no excuse (such as greater expense) for not including English subtitles when English is spoken. This is particularly important when the spoken English is heavily accented.

Are the hearing impaired such a small portion of your audience that you simply don't care? I find it very frustrating that you worry about piracy that may or may not hurt your bottom line when you alienate an entire audience segment that may avoid bothering with any other Fox Searchlight films in the future, expecting the same mistreatment. At least the pirates may spread the word to paying customers, whereas disgruntled customers will spread the word to stay away.

I know you don't want to hear it, but I would gladly download a pirate copy of this film if it was fully subtitled - and thus providing a service that you won't sell for any price. You've already got my rental dollars, after all. Don't worry - I'm not the type to actually bother, but I hope this is something you will think about in the future if you have any influence at all on such things.

[Tenerife]

I just saw The Namesake on DVD this weekend - about four times in two days! First, the film is like nothing I've ever seen before. Not even the trailer prepared me for the film, because the trailer suggests scenes and dialogue differently than how they take place in the film.

I am not a big film buff, but I highly enjoyed this (and not just because I'm a fan of Kal). I admit, the second hour will be more relatable than the first hour for young, U.S.-raised viewers. Still, it's a film for all ages.

If there is any flaw in the movie, it's the unanswered questions mainstream, non-Indian audiences will ask: Why does the son shave his head when the father dies? What is that mouth-clucking sound Ashima makes when she rides in the rickshaw? Or the tongue-wagging they do at Indian weddings? These questions relate to the Indian culture.

But maybe that was the point all along, to get people asking questions.

[Jose Parra]

I just seeing the movie, really touches you at the heart.
The film was projected in National Film House.

Greetings to you from Mexico.

[Hayes Galitski]

My partner and I recently watched the Namesake on DVD. Like Monsoon Wedding, the film is beautifully crafted and exuberantly rich with photographic details. Once again, Mira Nair demonstrated she in one of the finest directors working in contemporary cinema. Although the story involves Indian immigrants to America and their experiences, the story in reality is truly American in describing the experiences and emotions felt by people from all over the globe who have left their homelands. The experiences of the Ganguli family transcend ethnicity to become a truly American story lived by many non-native Americans now preferentially residing and rearing children born in this country.

However, there is an important difference between the current wave of immigrants to the United States and those who arrived centuries earlier. Modern transportation and electronics now make it possible for contemporary immigrants to frequently return to their homelands and maintain contact with relatives. This was far less easy for immigrants who arrived in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, especially those too poor and working in low-paying jobs. My great-grandfather emigrated from Bialystock, Poland in 1874 to work in the anthracite coal mines of northeastern Pennsylvania, rearing a family of 18 children while just making several cents an hour jackhammering coal underground. My grandfather went to work at age 9 in the coal mines, narrowly escaping death in the 1930's during a mine explosion. Regardless, he and my grandmother, of German-Irish ancestry, raised four children, stressing the importance of education, allowing them to escape poverty during the boom following WWII.

I read on the Nirali website that Kalpen Modi anglicized his name, noting that his callbacks rose fifty percent after becoming 'Kal Penn'. He believes this is a deliberate or subconcious demonstration of racism. Without doubt, racism and discrimination against sexual orientation exist in Hollywood, but Mr. Modi's name change is merely reflective of many others before him who opted to change their ethnic names to English variants while pursuing acting careers. Personally, I do not share his view, but believe anglicized names are simply are realistic recognition that English is the common linguistic thread that binds pluralistic America together. For example, there are over 120 official registered languages spoken here in Los Angeles County.

Kal may be surprised to learn that many people of central and eastern European ethnic origins, pursuing theatrical careers, opted to choose names that American-born audiences, whose first language is English, can easily identify. Clearly, Kal, like so many others before him, have demonstrated acting talents transcend names.

In large cities, immigrant groups can shelter themselves in ethnic enclaves. However, in smaller towns, where many immigrants end up, English becomes the thread that allows the weaving of a common heritage with many second and third generation Americans having mult-ethnic backrounds as a consequence of inter-marriage between mates required by law to attend local public schools.

During the 1980's, I worked for the engineering department of the San Antonio River Authority sharing offices with others of multi-ethnic heritages born in this country but simultaneously officing with recent arrivals from Sri Lanka, Israel, and Iran. It's remarkable, despite all the ugliness frequently publicized about ethnic hatred in America, most Americans are truly repulsed by cultural ethnic hate and come to live and work together sharing common goals.

The discomfort experienced by many Americans regarding Muslim extremism while embracing Muslim neighbors is a contemporary version of the same discomfort experienced by Americans regarding German, Japanese, and Italian facism, while sharing common experiences with many friends and family who originated from these countries.

Regardless of your name, Kal, I look forward to seeing more of your work via American film and one of my favorite TV shows, House. Ms. Nair, Ms. Lahiri, and you are a credit to your families, your ethnic origins, but more importantly to the shared experiences of all Americans, a country whose official motto was once and should again be, E Pluribus Unum.

[Hayes Galitski]

P.S. By the way, Ms. Nair, I neglected to mention in my previous comment that we rented the DVD from our local Hollywood Video Rental Store after its official release last week. Unfortunately, my partner and I missed seeing the movie at our local theater last summer here in Claremont, Los Angeles County, CA, USA. Besides watching the movie several times, I very much enjoyed listening to your narrative comments and presentation at your Columbia U. film education class.

However, I did see Monsoon Wedding at the theater. Wow, what a cinematic, photographically and musically rewarding orgiastic pleasure! It is undoubtedly one of my favorite films, so rich and vibrant with color, music, and exquisite acting. I even purchased the film's soundtrack after seeing the movie. Consequently, I look forward to seeing more of your work in the future.

Incidentally, you uncannily resemble a friend and former co-worker of mine, Bernadette Thavarajah. Bernie is a Roman Catholic Sri Lankan of Tamil ethnicity who married a Bengali Hindu. After giving birth to her first child, she and her husband, a software engineer, relocated from San Antonio to New Hampshire. Only in America!

Kal,Jhumpa, and you might be amused to learn Bernie's Indian ethnic surname manifested itself in a humourous manner at the San Antonio River Authority when she married. Bernadette was very gregarious, a registered civil engineer, and one of the most popular employees at the River Authority. She was also my immediate supervisor.

Many of SARA'S employees were truly bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish, frequently mixing both languages in one sentence. When Bernie, whose family name is Joseph ... her parents were both foreign civil servants for the Sri Lankan government ... married her Hindi husband named Thavarajah, it caused significant giggles amongst the Spanish speaking employees at the River Authority.

Unbeknownst to Bernadette, who also spoke French, and those of us not fluent in Spanish her new last name, Thavarajah, was a coincidental homonym for Esta borracha in Spanish. Of course, phonetically pronounced 'ta varracha' in common everyday Spanish, esta borracha translates into English as "she's drunk". Needless to say, even Bernadette had a good chuckle at this multi-linguistic pun.

[Veronica Okonkwo]

I watched this movie last night. I was absolutely captivated by this from the beginning to the end. I would say - without a doubt - that this it the best movie I have ever watched. So heart felt, passionate, a love story, a story of pride and family and so so much more. I loved it. I rented the mive, but I will go buy this so I can see it again and again. Suberd job by all casts - absolutely amazing !!!!!!

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[Marilyn B.]

My family watched this film soon after it's DVD release on the recommendation of my husband's co-workers who happen to be from India (one from Kolkata, one from New Delhi). I would not likely have noticed this film had they not mentioned it.

This is one of the best films I have ever seen. Others have given all the reasons (photographic beauty, identification with cultural struggles, family values, etc.) so I will not belabor the obvious. It is now near the top of our "movies to buy" list.

This has opened a whole new world for me! I've now seen two movies ("Bend It Like Beckham" is the other) featuring the idea (facetiously, I am sure) that making good samosas is a critical homemaking skill. I set myself on a quest to learn how to make them when our Indian frieds said "why bother? We get ours at Trader Joe's!" (grin)

Additionally, my husband has been on several business trips with his Indian counterparts during which they all ate in Indian restaurants in their destination cities. My husband came home asking if I could figure out how to make the "wonderful sweet-sour dipping sauce" (tamarind chutney) he had tried, as well as naan and sambahr.

I began a quest to learn more about Indian food. I had some exposure from childhood, limited to a few recipes from my dad's Indian friend and advice to "never buy ready-made curry powder!" and "make your own ghee!" My children are moving into a vegetarian lifestyle, they are enjoying the variety of taste and texture that vegetarian Indian foods give them! Fortunately for us, though we live in a small town, we do have an Indian grocery so it is easy to purchase what we need.

Delving into food has led me deeper into culture, and I have beed greatly delighted by my discoveries.

I'm looking forward to reading "The Namesake" book as well.

[Marilyn B.]

I forgot to mention...I don't know if you really read these comments or not, but I also had to tell you my husband and I love your work on "House". When I asked my husband "isn't that the guy who played Gogol in the "Namesake" movie?" he said "nah, no way".

LOL, of course I was right. Keep up the good work, we wish you very well in your acting career.

[Drewls]

There's been some criticism of casting Kal Penn for this role wherein, the back story is as such that he wrote a letter to the director in a last-minute effort to audition for the part despite the film already having been cast. The director allowed him to come to NY to audition based on this letter, which implies that the director bumped someone out to allow Penn to be in the film Does anyone know who was initially cast to star in it?

Does anyone think that the role could or should have been played by another Indian-American actor, say with a more of dramatic resume?

I'm sure Kal did a great job, nothing against him as I enjoyed him in H&KgotoWCastle. But, I've been running across a few film critic articles and interviews of the director as well as Kal about the politics of how the role was won which just intrigues me is all.

[Neroli]

Dear Kal,
Let me say that I have been waiting for the film to come out where I live in Europe. I am very embarrassed to admit that I have watched it through the Internet and am not even capable of remembering the link. I just couldn't wait for the release. This of course does not influence the fact that I will ABSOLUTELY go and see it on the big screen and buy the DVD as soon as it is released here and will also buy a copy as a gift for my brother's birthday at the end of the year. I want my family to watch it and my children too when they are older.
Your character touched me to the core. I have gone through an identity crisis myself regarding my origins and your way of portraying these feelings is amazing. I really hope you get lots of awards for this role. Hats off to you.
I am eagerly awaiting the release here and hope you will not be too angry at those of us who want to watch the Namesake fresh from the oven before going to see it at the cinema a couple of months afterwards.
All my best wishes.
Neroli

[Neroli]

After reading through some other comments I came upon the sites where I could buy the film online instead of waiting to see of the shops have it the next time I go to town. So there it is. I have just ordered 2 DVDs but am still hoping the film will make it to the nearby cinemas so I can also watch it on the big screen.
Cheers!