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Adharma Kadhaigal (2024)
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Original name: அதர்ம கதைகள்
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Four anthologies about revenge explore the need for vengeance, the effects of self-harm, and forgiveness through the lives of different people.
Style:
anthology, tense, emotional, dark, intense, crime drama, psychological, bleak, suspense, realistic
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, forgiveness, social commentary, trauma, pandemic, quarantine, self harm, violent, gangster, urban, tamil
Time:
contemporary
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