Lallan and Meena, a couple from Banaras (North India), are consumed by their pursuit to survive in the seedy ghettos of Mumbai city. Lallan ambles about hopelessly while Meena is losing touch with her emotions, almost turning into a machine herself. One day over a phone call, they find each other while embracing death, divorce and redemption.
Women who pray together, play together. Very rarely would I describe a story about a group of punk rockers as “whimsical”, but such an engaging array of visual and comedic components make this stand-out new series the star that it is.
In Tall Girl, Jodi learns to stand tall and find confidence within.
Mulan had to struggle to feel like herself and see herself properly. Some of us have to strive to have our reflection mimic what’s inside. We have to crawl. We have to fight.
'The Lost Daughter' doesn't paint over the choices Leda and Nina make as mothers as right or wrong but examines the messy in-between.
Facing the world with our fair share of uncertainties and/or apprehensions, many of which, sadly, may be well-founded, is nothing to sneeze at. Influenced and buffeted by the constant barrage of social media, fake news, and general upheaval present in our contemporary reality, what IS real and what's not becomes a blur.
