The Adversary
“Man vs. Metropolis”
Satyajit RayCast
Dhritiman Chatterjee Jayashree Roy
Credits
Written by: 
Sunil Gangopadhyay
Plot
Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job.
Sinekatalog’s take
Satyajit Ray's drama follows an unemployed Calcutta graduate frustrated by a humiliating job hunt and a changing city. Dhritiman Chatterjee is superb in a sharp, inventive and angry film that opens his Calcutta trilogy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.1 / 10 (2,139 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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