INDIA · 1982

The Case Is Closed

Mrinal Sen
class inequality guilt and moral responsibility hypocrisy domestic tragedy social scandal
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Synopsis

​A pre-teenager servant boy dies of carbon monoxide poisoning on a cold winter night in the kitchen. The happy household is suddenly thrown into a psychological trauma. Torn between a sense of guilt and fear of a police case and consequently scandal, the employer and his wife expose their petty, hypocritical selves.

Year1982
CountryIndia
DirectorMrinal Sen
The Case Is Closed poster

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