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INDIA · 2006

The Namesake

Mira Nair
Indian Parallel Cinema cultural identity immigrant experience generational conflict coming of age family traditions
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Synopsis

The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.

Year2006
CountryIndia
DirectorMira Nair
MovementIndian Parallel Cinema
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