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Love Sonia

2018 · 126 min

A harrowing, unflinching plunge into exploitation that leaves you shaken, watching with dread and heartbreak for a girl trying to survive.

Overview
Inspired by a real story of young girl's journey escape from the world of international sex trafficking.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • family
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Tabrez Noorani
Written by
Tabrez Noorani
Starring
Mrunal Thakur, Richa Chadha, Freida Pinto, Manoj Bajpayee, Adil Hussain, Anupam Kher, Rajkummar Rao, Sai Tamhankar
Music
Niels Bye Nielsen
Cinematography
Lucas Bielan
Runtime
126 min
Country
India
Languages
English, Hindi

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