Calcutta 71
The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife in India. A middle-class family's home is no match for the monsoons, while another clan's morality is compromised when famine strikes. Young boys smuggle rice, and politicians pity the poor while living in the lap of luxury.
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Calcutta 71
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 12, 1972
Runtime
1h 56m
Genres
Drama
User Score
87%
Original Title
কলকাতা ৭১
Production Companies
D.S. Pictures
Director
Mrinal Sen
Description
The spirit of a condemned 20-year-old student wanders through time, linking together four stories of people struggling for survival in this gritty meditation on poverty, natural disaster and political strife in India. A middle-class family's home is no match for the monsoons, while another clan's morality is compromised when famine strikes. Young boys smuggle rice, and politicians pity the poor while living in the lap of luxury.
