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A scene from All That Breathes
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All That Breathes (12A)
Directed by Shaunak Sen
SET against the backdrop of New Delhi’s toxic air pollution and escalating violence, Indian film-maker Shaunak Sen’s follow-up film to Cities of Sleep explores his home city through a bird called the black kite and two brothers who have devoted their lives to protecting it.
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