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Oka Oori Katha
INDIA · 1977

Oka Oori Katha

Mrinal Sen
poverty and idleness religious fatalism social hierarchy domestic tension labor and dignity
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Synopsis

A father living on the fringes of a village believes that working is a fool's errand, for the lord takes what little the workers make. When a young woman enters their home, tensions begin to rise and their idle life is threatened. The film is based on the story ‘Kafan’ by Munshi Premchand

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