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Chauranga (2014)

Chauranga poster
Original title
चौरंगा
Directed by
Bikas Mishra
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
A
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A boy from a poor family in rural India faces a difficult choice that tests his loyalty and dreams. The film follows his life and relationships within a small village community.

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What happens

Chauranga is a 2016 Hindi film. It is the debut feature film of Indian writer-director Bikas Ranjan Mishra, produced by Onir and Sanjay Suri. The film was developed at the Screenwriters' Lab organized by the National Film Development Corporation of India in collaboration with the Locarno Film Festival and the ScriptStation of Berlinale Talent Campus, a part of the Berlin International Film Festival. The film won the Golden Gateway of India Award for Best Film (India Gold 2014) at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival. The film was released worldwide on 8 January 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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