Amu

Amu

When the past lives in the present...

2005 · 102 min · ★ 7.1 · Drama, History

Amu is the story of Kaju, a twenty-one-year-old Indian American woman who returns to India to visit her family and discover the place where she was born. The film takes a dark turn as Kaju stumbles against secrets and lies from her past. A horrifying genocide that took place twenty years ago turns out to hold the key to her mysterious origins.

Directed by Shonali Bose · Written by Shonali Bose

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