Umrika (2015)
A small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America (aka, Umrika) and details his adventures through letters home, sparking community debate and inspiring hope. But when the letters mysteriously stop coming, his younger brother Rama sets out on a journey to find him. With the help of his best friend Lalu, Rama retraces his brother's path to find himself charting one of his own. Set in the mid-1980s, Umrika is a funny and meaningful story of the lengths taken to realize one's dreams.
Primary Title
- Umrika
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 22 November 2020
Release Year
- 2015
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 10
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- A small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America (aka, Umrika) and details his adventures through letters home, sparking community debate and inspiring hope. But when the letters mysteriously stop coming, his younger brother Rama sets out on a journey to find him. With the help of his best friend Lalu, Rama retraces his brother's path to find himself charting one of his own. Set in the mid-1980s, Umrika is a funny and meaningful story of the lengths taken to realize one's dreams.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Families--India--Drama
- Brothers--India--Drama
- International travel--United States--Drama
- Feature films--India
Genres
- Comedy-drama
Contributors
- Prashant Nair (Director)
- Prashant Nair (Writer)
- Aashish Bhatt (Actor)
- Uplaksh Kochhar (Actor)
- Megh Pant (Actor)
- Pramod Pathak (Actor)
- Manish Mundra (Producer)
- Swati Shetty (Producer)
- Dustin O'Halloran (Conposer)
- Petra Korner (Director of Photography)
- Samosa Stories (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Families--India--Drama
- Brothers--India--Drama
- International travel--United States--Drama
- Feature films--India