INDIA · 1977

The Citizen

Ritwik Ghatak
Indian Parallel Cinema rural-to-urban migration father-son relationship economic struggle pursuit of opportunity working class life
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A naive young farmer saves up for five years to move to Bangkok and buys a taxi in hopes of making a better life for him and his son.

Year1977
CountryIndia
DirectorRitwik Ghatak
The Citizen poster

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