Umrika

A small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America (aka, UMRIKA) and details his adventures through letters home, sparking community debate and inspiring hope.

But when the letters mysteriously stop coming, his younger brother Rama (Suraj Sharma) sets out on a journey to find him. With the help of his best friend Lalu (Tony Revolori), Rama retraces his brother’s path to find himself charting one of his own.

Set in the mid-1980s,UMRIKA is a funny and meaningful story of the lengths taken to realize one’s dreams.

Winner of the Audience Award at Sundance, UMRIKA stars Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi) and Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel) and is the second feature film by award-winning director, Prashant Nair (Delhi In A Day).

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