Set in Herat Province in Afghanistan, Rule Breakers follows the radical (especially for the Taliban and their followers) attempt by Afghan businesswoman Roya Mahboob (Nikohl Boosheri) to teach computer skills to Afghan girls. This is no easy feat – from the time she was a girl herself, Mahboob was fascinated…
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I love movies about the making of movies and about the magic of movies in the lives of ordinary people. Give me a Chhello Show, or a Halal Love Story, or a Harishchandrachi Factory and I’m happy. Reema Kagti’s Superboys of Malegaon is another delightful addition to this list. Set…
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I spent a number of years living in France, and one of the most interesting words I learned was “sosie” – someone who perfectly resembles someone else, to the point that people could confuse them. I was familiar with impersonators, mostly comedians who did voice imitations of famous people, whether…
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Once upon a time, there was Zoe (Lily James), an award-winning documentary filmmaker, and Kaz (Shazad Latif), a doctor. Zoe and Kaz are childhood friends, with their families are neighbours. But one day, Kaz tells Zoe that he has decided to get married – that is, that he has decided…
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At a police station in Vagamon, preparations are underway for an event organized by the Kerala Police Housing Co-operative Society and the Kerala Government’s LIFE Mission Scheme, which Forest Minister Geetha Rajendran (Srindaa) will be attending. Police officers rehearse a song, put out chairs for guests, reporters check their phones…
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“This heist is MINE!” roars a man we come to know as Dark Devil (Ajith). Dark Devil is on the scene just as another gang enters the privately owned Your Bank in Chennai to, well, undertake a heist of their own. Dark Devil makes a deal with the incoming gang…
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Artesia is a small city in Los Angeles County in California, possibly home to an artesian well (there are wells in the area, hence the name), but definitely home to Vinny (Venk Potula), an underachieving wannabe rapper. Vinny feels that his creativity and confidence have been stifled after being dumped…
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T.P. Balagopalan (Mohanlal) is a low level employee at Falcon Products. He earns 800 rupees a month, and uses that money to support his eldest sister, Radha (K.P.A.C. Lalitha) and her family – her husband, Chandrankutty (Kuthiravattam Pappu) who is a bus conductor and largely absent, as well as their…
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The Uttarakhand hill stations in India are often compared to Switzerland because of their spectacular mountain vistas, and Munsiyari, which provides the setting for Ajitpal Singh’s Fire in the Mountains, is stunning in its beauty, sitting as it does at the base of the Himalayas. It’s no wonder, then, that…
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