'Basmati Blues' Trailer: Brie Larson's Weird Romantic Musical

When the first international trailer for “Basmati Blues” dropped last fall, it was so bad and borderline offensive, producer Monique Caulfield and filmmaker Dan Baron had to issue an apology. Well, a much more smoothed out domestic trailer has landed, but one thing it can’t solve is how utterly bonkers this movie looks.

Brie Larson is unfortunately roped into the lead role of this movie — which co-stars Donald SutherlandScott Bakula and Tyne Daly — which follows a young woman who is sent to India to peddle some kind of new way to grow rice. She falls in love, sings songs, and also discovers the evils of ruthless corporate agribusiness. The movie also features original music and songs by Pearl Jam, Sugarland, and Sonu Nigam. And yes, the mix is as weird as you might expect. Here’s the official synopsis:

Linda is assigned a guide, an ambitious young bureaucrat (Saahil Sehgal) who immediately takes a liking to her. But when Linda meets Rajit (Utkarsh Ambudkar), a rebellious college student forced to drop out by lack of funds, there’s instant chemistry! And through their playful antagonism, Linda’s eyes are ultimately opened to the fact she has unknowingly become part of a destructive plan against the farmers. When she and the villagers discover her company’s greedy agenda, they work together to fight against the abusive agricultural giant.

“Basmati Blues” hits cinemas and VOD on February 9th.