Alex Saveliev

The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs

By Alex Saveliev | March 2022

Set in Jammu and Kashmir, writer/director Pushpendra Singh’s allegorical drama The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs immerses us deep into a little-known, beautiful yet…

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