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Vanaja

Drama Set in rural South India, a place where social barriers are built stronger than fort walls, VANAJA explores the chasm that divides classes as a young girl struggles to come of age. Vanaja (Mamatha Bhukya) is the 14 year-old daughter of a poor, low caste fisherman, struggling with dwindling catches and mounting debt. When a sooth-sayer predicts that she will be a great dancer one day, she goes to work in the house of the local landlady, ... [+]
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United StatesUnited States
The New York Times
The New York Times
"Engrossing (...) Absolutely timeless"  POS
United StatesUnited States
Variety
Variety
"A film that touches the heartstrings"  POS
SpainSpain FilmAffinity Winner of over 24 awards at over 110 film festivals worldwide. POS
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