Lord of the Orphans

Lord of the Orphans

2020 · 150 min

Lord of the Orphans is the story of a family (The Palit Family) reeling under a hundred year old curse. It is a unique biopic, a sort of auto-biopic, where filmmaker Ranjan Palit turns the lens on himself and his family.

Directed by Ranjan Palit · Written by Ranjan Palit

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