Film

Home Sweet Home

Name: Home Sweet Home
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018
Cast: Mohan Joshi, Reema Lagoo, Hrishikesh Joshi, Spruha Joshi, Vibhawari Deshpande

Family drama
Slow-burning

A quietly moving Marathi film about an elderly couple confronting the weight of memory and attachment when forced to leave their longtime home. It's unhurried, deeply felt, and centered on the small moments and glances that hold a life together. For anyone who understands that a house is never just a house.

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