Poverty and the price of happiness

‘Saanghuro’ doesn’t shirk from showing poverty in all its endless despair.

The dawn breaks with a gentle light, a stark contrast to the beckoning darkness. It’s the quiet, misty obscurity of the early morning, punctuated by the raucous caws of early birds, signalling the start of a new day. It seems serene, but reality often dispels such romantic notions, especially for those burdened by the harshness of everyday life, particularly those residing in the poverty-stricken corners of our economy. This is the poignant truth that ‘Saanghuro’ lays bare—the beautiful dawn set against the backdrop of congested slums, where the promise of a new day is overshadowed by the relentless grip of poverty on the characters’ lives.