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Margarita with a Straw

2015 · 100 min

A warm, bittersweet coming-of-age story that balances joy and heartbreak, inviting you to feel deeply for its rebellious, vulnerable heroine.

Overview
A rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves India to study in New York. On her journey of self-discovery, she unexpectedly falls in love.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • sexuality
  • family
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Shonali Bose
Starring
Kalki Koechlin, Revathi, Sayani Gupta, Hussain Dalal, William Moseley, Kuljeet Singh, Malhar Khushu, Tenzing Dalha
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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