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SAHASI CHORI (BRAVE GIRL)

By | March 2013

2013 SXSW FILM FESTIVAL AFS SHORTCASE SELECTION! Part of me was waiting for some miracle ending that would turn everything around; that salvation was just a story beat away. Unfortunately, that’s not this story and, by the appearance of the end credits, we’re left with the most horrible of possible outcomes…

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SAHASI CHORI (BRAVE GIRL)

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