Monsoon (1991)

Release Date: 1991-05-27
Runtime: 1h 36min
Production Company: BBC TV
Production Country: United Kingdom
Director: David Wallace

In the last week of May, the whole of India prays for the onset of the monsoon. Without its life-giving rains, the nation would become a land of dry wells and deserts. Writer Alexander Frater awaits the 'burst' at the southernmost tip of India, then travels with it on its dramatic journey north, witnessing the monsoon's towering influence on every aspect of Indian life.