Busan International Film Festival Review: Anoop Lokkur’s ‘Don’t Tell Mother’
“‘Donโt Tell Mother’ is an assured debut, less concerned with plot points than with the tremors of lived moments rippling through its gently stirring narrative.”
“‘Donโt Tell Mother’ is an assured debut, less concerned with plot points than with the tremors of lived moments rippling through its gently stirring narrative.”
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