Lal Darja

★★★★★

1996 · 1 h 35 min

Directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta · India · Indian Parallel Cinema

FantasyMysteryDrama

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Cast

Champa Raisul Islam Asad Sunetra Banerjee Haradhan Bannerjee Debashish Basu Souvik Basu

Credits

Written by: Buddhadev Dasgupta

Plot

A middle-aged dentist sees his life falling apart: suffering from psychosomatic illnesses, abandoned by his wife, and disliked by his son, he finds refuge in memories of his idyllic childhood.

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A strange, dreamlike Dasgupta drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (81 votes)
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