A Night of Soap Water

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A Night of Soap Water

2021

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A watchman at an apartment complex in Assam, India, spends an ordinary evening. A surreal, expressionistic landscape unfolds.

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Prafulla Baruah

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Directed by: Raghu Pratap
Written by: Raghu Pratap

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