Drama
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's father says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous stranger who tells her she will find her a job as a maid in the city. Glad to be able to help, Lakshmi journeys to India and arrives at "Happiness House" full of hope. But she soon learns the unthinkable truth: she has been sold into prostitution...
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Girl in the Glass
Burning Betrayal
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Love Story
Buffalo Soldiers
Freejack
Orlando
Patch Adams
The Ring Two
Being There
The Prince of Tides
Moby Dick
Purple Noon
For Love of the Game
Mansfield Park
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IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2004
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IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 4.7 | Oct , 1992
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IMDB 0 | Nov , 1960
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IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2023
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IMDB 6.2 | Feb , 1995
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IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 1970
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IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2002
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IMDB 5.4 | Jan , 1992
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1992
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IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1998
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IMDB 5.7 | Mar , 2005
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IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1991
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IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1956
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IMDB 7.6 | Mar , 1960
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IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1999
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IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1999
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