The Wasteland (2020)
A hard-working brick factory worker faces the closure of his workplace and the fading of his dreams
The Wastetown (2022)
Bemani has spent ten years in jail for killing her husband. Her child was taken away in prison and allegedly given to her husband’s family. Temporarily released, she immediately starts looking for her son.
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