1978 · drama · migration · urban
Gaman
Directed by Muzaffar Ali1h 59m1978
Despite their determination and effort, two working class friends in Bombay struggle to improve their lives.
Our read: Gaman (1978) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · migration · urban entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / migration, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- heavy
- measured
- intimate
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