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The Adversary(1970)
Status: Released
Date: 1970-10-27
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34 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Bengali.
Countries:
India
ProductionCompanies:
Priya Films
Movie: The Adversary
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Siddhartha Chaudhuri
Kalyan Chatterjee
Shiben
Jayasree Kabir
Keya
Indira Gandhi
Herself
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