# City Lights (2014)

> A debt-stricken Rajasthan shopkeeper and his family confront deception, exploitative work, and criminal temptation after migrating to Mumbai.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/164046

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Thriller, Drama
- Director: Hansal Mehta
- Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Manav Kaul, Pramod Pathak, Sadiya Siddiqui, Patralekhaa, Vinod Rawat, Amarjeet Singh, Khushboo Upadhyay
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3709344/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, gritty, tense, serious movie night, social realism double feature

## Synopsis

A family's journey through hardship leads them into the dark underbelly of Mumbai.

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