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Aama

2020 · 112 min

A slow, emotionally draining look at a family crisis, weighed down by hospital corridors and uncaring bureaucracy.

Directed by: Dipendra K. Khanal
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mithila Sharma, Surakshya Panta, Sarita Giri

Overview: The story of a family facing a medical emergency and the bureaucratic apathy of the medical institution.

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Directed by: Dipendra K. Khanal
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mithila Sharma, Surakshya Panta, Sarita Giri

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
isolation
class
survival
Places: big city
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Dipendra K. Khanal
Written by: Dipendra K. Khanal
Starring: Mithila Sharma, Surakshya Panta, Sarita Giri, Deshbhakta Khanal, Manish Niraula, Laxmi Bhusal, Tika Pahari, Padam Prasad Poudel
Cinematography: Dipendra K. Khanal
Runtime: 112 min
Country: Nepal
Languages: Nepali

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