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Counterfeit Kunkoo

Leaving December 31 • 15m

Directed by Reema Sengupta • 2018 • India
Starring Kani Kusruti, Vijay Varma

In this socially incisive look at the struggle of women in contemporary India, a young woman flees an abusive marriage only to find herself faced with a new challenge: finding an apartment in a city where renting as a single woman is no easy feat.

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