Calcutta 71

1972 1h 56m ★8.6

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.

Release Date October 12, 1972
Runtime 1h 56m
Country India
Language Bengali
Director Mrinal Sen
Category Drama
Rating 8.6 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1972
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