The Waiting City

The Waiting City (2010)

An outwardly happy Australian couple journey to Calcutta to collect their adopted baby, but on arrival find that the arrangements have yet to be finalized. Soon, the intoxicating mystic power of the Indian city pulls them in separate and unexpected directions, and the vulnerability of their marriage begins to reveal itself.

Date of release
2010-07-15
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Claire McCarthy

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: A$544.9K
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

The Waiting City is a 2009 Australian film directed by Claire McCarthy. The film stars Joel Edgerton as Ben Simmons, Radha Mitchell as Fiona Simmons, Samrat Chakrabati as Krishna, and Isabel Lucas as Scarlett. The film's score was composed by Michael Yezerski. The Waiting City tells the story of an Australian couple who travel to India to adopt a child. During the trip, they learn more about their relationship and marriage.

Production

Claire McCarthy, the director of The Waiting City, used to volunteer with the Missionaries of Charity in India in 2002. She volunteered at the Mother Teresa Center and from her volunteering experiences, she was able to develop content for her 2008 documentary film Sisters. Following the documentary, McCarthy started to develop ideas for The Waiting City after meeting children in India who were waiting to be adopted.

Prior to filming, McCarthy and the film's director of photography, Denson Baker, went on research trips to India to observe the filming locations. Baker compiled over 6,000 photos during the pre-production phase. Baker has since worked on cinematography for television shows such as Victoria in 2017 and The Luminaries in 2020, and films such as Ophelia in 2018.

The Producer Offset, which provides funds to producers for the creation of Australian projects within films and television, contributed approximately 22 per cent of the film's budget. The Waiting City received support from Screen Australia, specifically production and marketing support. Screen Australia is a funding agency that assists with the production of low-budget Australian films.

The film was produced by Jamie Hilton. The Waiting City was his theatrical debut as a producer. Following this film, he has worked on other films such as Sleeping Beauty in 2011, The Little Death in 2014, and Backtrack in 2015.

Beginning in late 2008, The Waiting City took 32 days to shoot. There were 120 members on the Indian production team, originating from Mumbai and Calcutta. In the Australian team, there were 10 production members and three cast members. Production design for the film was done by Pete Baxter, who has since worked on television shows such as Safe Harbour in 2018, On the Ropes in 2018, and Total Control in 2019.

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