Fresno Filmworks

January 2008

Outsourced
  • Outsourced
  • Friday, January 11, 2008
  • 5:30pm and 8pm
  • The Tower Theatre
  • 815 E. Olive Avenue, Fresno [map]
  • $10.00 General Admission
  • $8.00 for Students and Seniors

Outsourced…is a wonderful surprise…the filmmakers treat Todd's story as a springboard for a smart look at the effect of cultural difference on work, friendship and love, and the global economy's impact on national and personal identity

Matt Zoller Seitz
NEW YORK TIMES

(Outsourced) is a film bursting with affection for its characters and for India. It never pushes things too far, never stoops to cheap plotting, is about people learning to really see one another

Roger Ebert
CHIGAGO SUN TIMES

One of those unexpected gems that seems to pop up out of nowhere, Outsourced is a timely, topical comedy that mines the rich vein of globalization and its discontents with sharp, observant wit and a wonderfully light touch

Ann Hornaday
THE WASHINGTON POST


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Synopsis

OUTSOURCED is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance. Todd Anderson (Josh Hamilton) spends his days managing a customer call center in Seattle until his job, along with those of the entire office, are outsourced to India. Adding insult to injury, Todd must travel to India to train his new replacement. As he navigates through the chaos of Bombay and an office paralyzed by constant cultural misunderstandings, Todd yearns to return to the comforts of home. But it is through his team of quirky yet likable Indian call center workers, including his friendly and motivated replacement, Puro, and the charming, opinionated Asha (Ayesha Dharker), that Todd realizes that he too has a lot to learn — not only about India and America, but about himself. He soon discovers that being outsourced may be the best thing that ever happened to him.

Directed by John Jeffcoat
USA, 2007
103 minutes. NR