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The Road to Sunrise

Name: The Road to Sunrise
Released: 2017

2017

Exploited by men and scorned by society, two Malawian sex workers find unexpected hope and solidarity in each other as they search for a way out and toward redemption. A social drama.

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Part of 5 Essential Films from Malawi

This film is stop 1 of 5 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Malawi. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Malawi in the 196 country film challenge.