Venice Film Festival 2025

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Becoming Human (Chiet Chea Manusa) (Country: Cambodia; Year: 2025; Director: Polen Ly; Writer: Polen Ly; Stars: Savorn Serak, Piseth Chhun, Sreybor Pin, Preab Pouch, Sovankiry Thon)
A ghost guardian of an old theatre must choose between rebirth and her growing connection to a living man, while their city changes around them.
Secret Of A Mountain Serpent (Year: 2025; Director: Nidhi Saxena; Writer: Nidhi Saxena; Stars: Adil Hussain, Richa Meena, Trimala Adhikari, Pushpemdra Singh)
In a 1990s Himalayan town, teacher Barkha, whose husband serves at the border, develops feelings for enigmatic newcomer Manik amid a community of waiting women where silence and local myths prevail.
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