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The Abandoned Mansions of Pakistan
In small towns across Pakistan, migrant families have been building mansions for decades. But behind every mansion lies heartache
In the last few decades hundreds of mansions have sprung up in villages throughout Pakistan's Punjab. We follow three local men who decided to migrate to Oslo where they have worked, got married, and had children – for a better life. But all three have realised their dream on building a mansion on what they consider their real home, and with time, have built mansions to show how far they have come in their lives – but with every mansion built comes heartache.