A Terrible Country

A Terrible Country

· Drama

A failing British-Indian academic relocates from London to Delhi to care for his ailing grandmother. Through navigating family demands, ideology and desire, he discovers the true cost of idealism in a country he doesn’t fully understand.

Directed by Dibakar Banerjee · Written by Dibakar Banerjee

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