Chippa

Chippa

2020 · 91 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama

At midnight on his 10th birthday, a boy scours the lesser-known Kolkata streets in search of a father he’s never met, carrying a letter he can’t read.

Directed by Safdar Rahman

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