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Sexy Durga (2017)

Sexy Durga poster
Original title
സെക്സി ദുർഗ
Directed by
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Genre
independent film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
UA
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple from different religious backgrounds in Kerala faces escalating hostility as they travel through the night. The film follows their journey and the social pressures that threaten their relationship.

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What happens

Sexy Durga (Changed into S Durga for Indian release) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language indie horror film directed by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan. The film is about the religious divide in the society of Kerala and its effect on marriage between two people from two different religious backgrounds. It has won the Hivos Tiger Award at the 2017 International Film Festival Rotterdam, and the 2017 Golden Apricot at Armenia's Yerevan International Film Festival in the category International Feature Competition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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