Sent Away Boys

Sent Away Boys

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Plot

What happens to families in the absence of sons? What happens to land in the absence of farmers? What happens to villages in the absence of men? Sent Away Boys weaves together stories of individual ambitions and family biographies from Punjab (India) to chronicle the gradual transformation of agrarian landscape and patriarchal traditions through ongoing transnational migration. As the promise of a secure future in agriculture grows increasingly uncertain for young men across the region, escaping India to join the low-wage labor in countries like Canada and USA becomes their sole aspiration. In rural Punjab, being a successful man now entails leaving their village, traveling abroad, and sending money home. Through interviews with men preparing to undertake often risky journeys and women awaiting the return of their sons, brothers and husbands, Sent Away Boys shows how young men's decisions to emigrate implicate families and communities across North India.

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Cast

Sukvir Kaur Dhillon

Sukvir Kaur Dhillon

Self

Surjit Kaur Brar

Surjit Kaur Brar

Self

Gurkirpal Singh Grewal

Gurkirpal Singh Grewal

Self

Ishwerjot Singh Rana

Ishwerjot Singh Rana

Self

Radhika Chopra

Radhika Chopra

Self

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