Summaries

An ambitious man leaves his small Indian village for America. But when his letters to home stop coming, his brother sets out on his own adventure.

A small village in India is invigorated when one of their own travels to America (aka, UMRIKA) and details his adventures through letters home, sparking community debate and inspiring hope. But when the letters mysteriously stop coming, his younger brother Rama (Suraj Sharma) sets out on a journey to find him. With the help of his best friend Lalu (Tony Revolori), Rama retraces his brother's path to find himself charting one of his own. Set in the mid-1980s, UMRIKA is a funny and meaningful story of the lengths taken to realize one's dreams.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • india
  • rural setting
  • united states of america
  • letter
  • challenger tragedy
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Oct 3, 2017
Countries of origin India
Language Hindi
Filming locations India
Production companies Samosa Stories Drishyam Films

Box office

Gross worldwide $138706

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 38m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

Umrika, a quirky, touching comedy will take you to the journey of rapidly changing US, their myths about India, the motivation behind illegal immigration, set in the 80s through the eyes of a small village boy in India.

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