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Curry Scent

2024 · 104 min

A gentle, funny-sad family comedy about fitting in, warm and hopeful with a bittersweet immigrant ache underneath.

Directed by: Nisha Sabharwal, Christa Boarini
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Indigo Sabharwal, Michael MacLeod, Nikhil Kamkolkar

Tagline: An immigrant family's search for happiness through the American Dream.
Overview: After recently immigrating to America, Geetha attempts to help her family realize the American dream by seeking a modern day arranged marriage.

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Directed by: Nisha Sabharwal, Christa Boarini
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Indigo Sabharwal, Michael MacLeod, Nikhil Kamkolkar

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
immigration
identity
love
class
Places: suburbs
home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Directed by: Nisha Sabharwal, Christa Boarini
Written by: Nisha Sabharwal
Starring: Indigo Sabharwal, Michael MacLeod, Nikhil Kamkolkar, Melanie Kiran, Priya Deva, Ankitta Sharma, Courtney Warner, Melanie Kiran Choksi
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English

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