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I Am (2010)

I Am poster
Directed by
Onir
Genre
drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
R15+
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film is an anthology of four real-life inspired stories. The stories deal with child abuse, gay rights, the plight of Kashmiri Pandits, and sperm donation with IVF. The characters are connected across the separate narratives.

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What happens

I Am is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language anthology film by Onir. It consists of four short films: "Omar", "Afia", "Abhimanyu", and "Megha". Each film shares the common theme of fear, and is based on real-life stories. The film was financed by donations from more than 400 people worldwide, many of whom donated through social networking sites like Facebook. There are four stories but the characters are interwoven with each story. "Abhimanyu" is based on child abuse, "Omar" on gay rights, "Megha" is about Kashmiri Pandits and "Afia" deals with sperm donation & IVF. I Am was released with subtitles in all regions as six different languages are spoken in the film: Hindi, English, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali and Kashmiri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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