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Distant Thunder

Distant Thunder

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 16, 1973

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

অশনি সংকেত

Production Companies

Balaka Movies

Director

Satyajit Ray

Description

Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.