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Saanghuro (2013)

Saanghuro poster
Original title
साँघुरो
Directed by
Joes Pandey
Country
Nepal
Runtime
2h
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a lower-middle-class family living in an urban slum in Nepal. Poverty and the constant fear of their house collapsing create insecurity and conflict among the characters, leading to unusual circumstances and unresolved questions.

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What happens

Saanghuro (Nepali: साँघुरो) is a Nepali film. It involves the psycho-social conflict of characters that leads to unusual circumstances and raises unsolved questions. The story is built around members of a lower-middle-class family living in an urban slum. Poverty is the part of their lives and the insecurity that comes with having to worry about whether their house might collapse is ever-present. The film was directed by Joes Pandey and produced by Sameer Mainal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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