13-year-old Lakshmi lives in Nepal with her family in a hut on a hillside. When the family's crops are wiped out by the Himalayan monsoons, Lakshmi's father tells her she must leave home and find work to help sustain the family. He introduces her to a beautiful stranger who promises to find her a job as a maid in the city. Arriving at "Happiness House" in India, Lakshmi is overjoyed to be able to lend a hand. Her shocking discovery is that she has been forced into prostitution.
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13-year-old Lakshmi lives in Nepal with her family in a hut on a hillside. When the family's crops are wiped out by the Himalayan monsoons, Lakshmi's father tells her she must leave home and find work to help sustain the family. He introduces her to a beautiful stranger who promises to find her a job as a maid in the city. Arriving at "Happiness House" in India, Lakshmi is overjoyed to be able to lend a hand. Her shocking discovery is that she has been forced into prostitution.
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