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Shaunak Sen’s ‘Termite’ is a spare, thoughtful drama about individuals and communities

Ajith, a quiet termite control worker in Old Delhi, struggles with the prospect of losing his oldest companion, Saud, when a stranger suddenly shows up one day with an unexpected offer. That's the official storyline for Shaunak Sen's first fiction feature, which played at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

Shaunak Sen’s ‘Termite’ is a spare, thoughtful drama about individuals and communities

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Ajith, a quiet termite control worker in Old Delhi, struggles with the prospect of losing his oldest companion, Saud, when a stranger suddenly shows up one day with an unexpected offer.

That's the official storyline for Shaunak Sen's first fiction feature, which played at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

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Ajith, a quiet termite control worker in Old Delhi, struggles with the prospect of losing his oldest companion, Saud, when a stranger suddenly shows up one day with an unexpected offer. That's the official storyline for Shaunak Sen's first fiction feature, which played at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.

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