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This documentary film is about the journey of two women, one in search of self-rediscovery and one driven by unparalleled love but voiceless in patriarchal society. From a young age, the conflicts with herself and those around, the lead character Sudha, a woman born in a man's body, separated from her family, her mother was initially taken aback and was unable to deal with her child's feeling, slowly understands her perspective and accepts her as she is. All alone trying to find her place in the new life. Sudha struggles, falls and picks herself back up. Both Sudha and her mother experience the ugly prejudices against transgender people and their family. When the two are finally reunited, life turns beautiful again with mutual affection and acceptance. It is a mother and daughter versus an unfair, discriminatory world.
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