ALL ALONE AND LONELY
India/2009/25 minutes
All Alone and Lonely is an in-depth documentary which revolves
around the lives of displaced children and widows in Kashmir. It
shows families who have lost their main bread-winners, be it a
husband, a father or brother, all killed in insurgency operations or
because they were suspected of being agents. The main aim of
this documentary [...]
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