1977 · drama · social · realism
Nagarik
Directed by Ritwik Ghatak1h 52m1977
The sole dream of Ramu, eldest son a family of migrants, and Uma to build a happy life together is burdened by a pile of obstacles on their way due to economic upheaval in post-partition Calcutta.
Our read: Nagarik (1977) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · social · realism entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / social, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
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