In 1928, Englishwoman Adela Quested (Judy Davis) travels to India to marry Mrs. Moore's (Peggy Ashcroft) son, Ronny (Nigel Havers), Chandrapore's city magistrate. Breaking the rules about racial intermingling, Aziz (Victor Banerjee), an impoverished doctor, invites the ladies to explore the nearby Marabar caves. The excursion ends in tragedy when Adela claims Aziz raped her while in one of the...