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‘Boong’ Review: A Small Coming-of-Age Tale on India’s Eastern Border Disguises Larger Politics Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Discovery), Sept. 13, 2024. Running time: 94 MIN.
Boong's teachers don't quite know how to handle or punish his amusing practical jokes, like when he recites Madonna's "Like A Virgin" when asked to lead his school in prayer. His mother Mandakini ...
Boong features a trio of phenomenal performances by its young cast, with director Lakshmipriya Devi proving herself extremely talented at evoking a sense of natural ease and authenticity.
Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment-produced Manipuri film, Boong, has been officially selected as the Spotlight Film of IFFM 2025.
Boong is a real jewel, a feisty, kickass feminist film that tells a single mum-son story that announces the stupendous talent of the director in her debut feature, as well as Bala Hijam and Gugun ...
The morning glory-like vine called phak boong might be the most commonplace of vegetables, cheap and so plentiful that you can find some kinds growing as weeds practically everywhere, but when ...
In Lakshmipriya Devi’s directorial debut Boong, which had its world premiere at TIFF 2024, a 10-year old child is told to lead a prayer recital at his school in Imphal, Manipur. “Like a virgin ...
Pak boong fai daeng is on the menu there, together with other offerings, but it is the pak boong that has made the place famous.
SomiSomi brings ah-boong desserts to San Jose, Palo Alto, San Mateo Openings will double the number of chain’s Bay Area soft-serve locations ...
Boong’s teachers don’t quite know how to handle or punish his amusing practical jokes, like when he recites Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” when asked to lead his school in prayer.