This powerful and realistic film is a study of poverty, illiteracy, natural calamities and the toll they take on the human soul. the story of a rural couple who’re trying to survive on the road with many others like them, after their village was destroyed by a flood. the wife gives birth to a deformed baby, which is pronounced as a ‘child of the devil’ by the local pundit (Hindu priest), who forces them to abandon the child and exiles them from the community. the journey takes the couple towards a bizarre and heart-breaking conclusion. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.9/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 1985 | |
Runtime: | 100 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | National Film Development Corporation of India | |
Cast: | Smita Patil Sadhu Meher Sunil Mukherjee Noni Ganguly | |
Crew: | Utpalendu Chakrabarty | |
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