A thirteen-year-old Nepalese girl is sold into prostitution in India and endures sexual slavery while seeking escape.
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A thirteen-year-old Nepalese girl is sold into prostitution in India and endures sexual slavery while seeking escape.
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Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut in the mountains of Nepal. Her family is desperately poor, but her life is full of simple pleasures, like raising her black-and-white speckled goat, and having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family’s crops, Lakshmi’s stepfather says she must leave home and take a job to support her family. He introduces her to a glamorous str...
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Sexual content
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Central depictions of rape, loss of virginity, and forced prostitution of a minor.
Violence & gore
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Physical and sexual abuse; one suicide by hanging depicted.
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Themes of poverty, gender inequality, and human trafficking in South Asia.
Self-harm / suicide
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One on-page suicide by hanging; emotional despair shown.
Abuse & suffering
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Child trafficking, sexual slavery, physical and emotional abuse, coercion.
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