Umrika (2015) on Netflix

Plot summary

In a village in India in the mid-1980s, Udai, the elder son of the family, leaves his mother and his little brother behind and travels to the United States, which the people there call Umrika. His mother weeps as he goes. Ramakant, known as Rama, asks him to write to the family once he reaches Umrika, and Udai tells Rama to remember what he has told him. Letters do arrive from America, describing Udai's adventures there. Neighbors read them, argue over what they say and draw hope from them. Then the letters stop coming, and Ramakant sets out to find his brother.