Top Cast
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Prithu Bhatta
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Srijana Adhikari
Overview
In rural Nepal, thirteen-year-old Saraswoti changes her name to Rihanna. The school principal scolds and disciplines her for blindly imitating Western culture. She wants to prove herself with quiet support from her watchful mother.
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