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Love Sonia
Director: Tabrez Noorani (debut)
Cast: Mrunal Thukur, Demi Moore, Freida Pinto, Mark Duplass
Details: “Love Sonia” is inspired by real life events and stars newcomer Mrunal Thukur as a young Indian girl whose life irrevocably changes when she is entrapped into the vicious global sex trade network and her sister must try and save her. Thukur was reportedly hand selected from over 1,500 potential candidates for the role in the film which was shot primarily in Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
Longtime producer Tabrez Noorani, who has worked on many Hollywood projects that have shot in India, makes his directorial debut here. He also has plenty of experience with the real sex trafficking trade – working with non-governmental organizations focused on the issue in Los Angeles and participating in brothel raids in the past. On top of that, he’s scored a strong supporting cast to help out including Demi Moore, Freida Pinto, Mark Duplass and a host of well regarded Hindi talent. Could be this year’s “Lion”.