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Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...

Genres

Drama

Runtime

1h 37m

Director

Jeffrey D. Brown

Cast

Gillian Anderson, David Arquette, Seema Biswas, Parambrata Chatterjee, Tillotama Shome, Priyanka Bose, Ankur Vikal

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