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Baraf

Baraf

The Ice Men of Mumbai

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Documentary

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Ice (Baraf) is essential to almost every step of the fishing supply chain at Sassoon Docks, Mumbai's largest fish market, and this short documentary takes you through a day in the life of the workers responsible for it.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

5 mins

Rating

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Release Date

12 July 2018

Country

India

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