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Traces of Sandalwood(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-11-28
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14 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
Two sisters, two cultures
Overview:
Despite her fame and fortune, Mina, a successful Indian actress in Mumbai, can't forget her little sister Sita, from whom she was forced to separate after their mother's death in a village. Thirty years later she will finally find out that Sita is alive and well in Barcelona. However, Sita's adoptive parents have erased all traces of her past. She is now called Paula, works as a researcher in Biology and has no recollection of her Indian background, let alone of Mina. Faced with the shocking truths of her past, Paula begins a long journey of self-discovery, aided along the way by her budding romance with the handsome Indian immigrant Prakash. A story of hope and love across Mumbai and Barcelona; from India to the Mediterranean and all the way back.
Languages: Hindi, English, Spanish, Catalan.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies: 
Imagina International
Pontas Films
Golem
Ministerio de Cultura España
Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Cultura
Movie: Traces of Sandalwood
Top 8 Billed Cast
Nandita Das
Mina
Aina Clotet
Paula
Godeliv Van den Brandt
Nikki
Rosa Novell
Paula's mother
Gal Soler
Paula's father
Marina Gatell
Recepcionist
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Overview
Despite her fame and fortune, Mina, a successful Indian actress in Mumbai, can't forget her little sister Sita, from whom she was forced to separate after their mother's death in a village. Thirty years later she will finally find out that Sita is alive and well in Barcelona. However, Sita's adoptive parents have erased all traces of her past. She is now called Paula, works as a researcher in Biology and has no recollection of her Indian background, let alone of Mina. Faced with the shocking truths of her past, Paula begins a long journey of self-discovery, aided along the way by her budding romance with the handsome Indian immigrant Prakash. A story of hope and love across Mumbai and Barcelona; from India to the Mediterranean and all the way back.
Release Date
2014-11-28
Average
5.8
Rating:
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Two sisters, two cultures
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