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The Adversary

The Adversary

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 27, 1970

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

72%

Original Title

প্রতি দ্বন্দ্বী

Production Companies

Priya Films

Director

Satyajit Ray

Description

Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.