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It wasn’t an unexpected verdict. Anyone who had followed the trajectory of the Kerala actor assault case since February 17, 2017, knew that the possibility of a conviction for all the accused, especially the alleged chief conspirator, was low. But many of us were hopeful.

Hopeful that the court would see the survivor’s truth. Hopeful that the court would recognise the power dynamics within an industry that made 28 witnesses swallow their words and turn hostile. Hopeful that the court would give due credence to the testimony of a dying man who wanted to do right.

Hopeful that the court would vindicate the voice of a woman who refused to back down.

But, this isn’t a film where

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