Daughters of Destiny

Five girls from India's most impoverished families attend a boarding school designed to create opportunities as they strive for a brighter future.

Trailers

1h
1. The "Untouchables"
Five girls enter the Shanti Bhavan school, where teachers and staff raise them, educate them and empower them to change their families' futures.
59m
2. A Great Expectation
As the girls struggle with the pressures of school, they must also navigate the sharp contrasts between family traditions and their modern world.
56m
3. People Say Your Life Is Your Own
Now attending college, some of the students are torn between family expectations, pressure to uplift their communities and their own dreams.
1h 4m
4. What Is Written on the Forehead
While some of the girls continue their schooling, others have moved on to careers, where they work to fulfill their mission of helping others.

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