Dir. Payal Kapadia
All We Imagine as Light
★★★★★
A masterwork of quiet accumulation. Kapadia renders Mumbai's lives with luminous patience and extraordinary tenderness.
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Kapadia's Palme d'Or winner moves through Mumbai with luminous patience. A masterwork of quiet accumulation and extraordinary tenderness.
Read the full review →A masterwork of quiet accumulation. Kapadia renders Mumbai's lives with luminous patience and extraordinary tenderness.
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