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Alif: The First Letter of Knowledge

August 15, 2017August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment

Alif: The First Letter of Knowledge Director: N K Muhammed Koya Country: India (Malayalam) Year: 2015 This movie focuses on a Muslim family in [...]

Dangal

February 12, 2017August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment

Dangal (दंगल) Director: Nitesh Tiwari Written by: Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta, Shreyas Jain, Nikhil Meharotra Country: India Year: 2016 Starring: Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Sheikh/Zaira Wasim, Sanya [...]

Ontorjatra

July 10, 2016August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment

Ontorjatra (Bengali: অর্ন্তযাত্রা; English: Homeland) Director: Tareque and Catherine Masud Country: Bangladesh Year: 2006 After 15 years abroad, Shireen and her son Sohel return [...]

Sardaarji

May 15, 2016August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment

Sardaarji (ਸਰਦਾਰ) Director: Rohit Jugraj Country: India (Punjabi) Year: 2015 Jaggi, or “Sardaarji,” is a talented ghost hunter from rural Punjab, India. Emotionally [...]

Neerja

May 2, 2016August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment

Neerja Director: Ram Madhvani Country: India (Hindi, English, Arabic) Year: 2016 Find Neerja on Amazon. On September 5th, 1986, Palestinian terrorists hijack Pan [...]

The Lost Melody

February 27, 2016August 10, 2022Chelsea McGill Comment

The Lost Melody (Harano Sur) (হারানোসুর) Director: Ajay Kar Country: India (Bengali) Year: 1957 Find Harano Sur on Amazon. Rama, a female psychiatrist [...]

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