1974 · drama
Ankur
Directed by Shyam Benegal2h 2m1974
In a small Indian village, a destitute woman's barren, alcoholic husband absconds after stealing toddy. Alone to fend for herself, she ends up relying on the affections of her landlord's to-be-married son who recently returned to look after the estate.
Our read: Ankur (1974) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
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