Description |
1 online resource (49 min.) |
Series |
Asian film online |
Summary |
A peasant, one of the untouchable caste, carries out some odd jobs for a rich landowner, an influential man who gives advice to the villagers on important matters. The man orders the peasant to chop up a large tree trunk with an axe. Working under the hot sun, hungry and malnourished, the untouchable dies and his corpse remains on the road. What can the villagers do with a corpse that they cannot touch? Finally, in the cover of night, the landowner decides to drag the corpse by a rope. Starring Om Puri and Smita Patil, two of India's finest actors and actresses. This TV film was Winner Special Jury Award, India 1981 |
Notes |
Alexander Street Press PDA |
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DVDR-RNA-PG-C |
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Previously released as DVD |
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This edition in Hindi with English subtitles |
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Won 1982 National Film Awards, India Special Mention |
Subject |
Motion pictures -- Asia
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992
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Asia Pacific Films.com
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