Synopsis
Pinki is a five-year-old girl from a village in the Mirzapur District, India, born into a desperately poor family, and with a cleft lip. Pinki never realized that this condition required just one simple operation until she met Pankaj, a social worker traveling from village to village gathering patients to go to hospital in Varanasi that provides free surgery to thousands each year. This real-world fairy tale follows its protagonist journey to a dream smile from isolation and shame.
Key facts
Original language
Bhojpuri
Production companies
HBO Documentary Films
Awards
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
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Festival History
- Academy Awards 2009 academy_award ★ Won: Documentary Short Subject
