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Pratikshya (2022)
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Original name: ପ୍ରତୀକ୍ଷା
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
An unemployed graduate faces the dilemma of securing a government job and saving his father after the family meets a medical crisis.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, compassionate
Plot:
father son relationship, unemployment, family crisis, family bonds, poverty, job seeking, sacrifice, desperation, working class, social realism, social commentary, ethical dilemma, bureaucracy, small town, resilience, slice of life, slow burn, job, father, family
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