Underplayed Gems

Pratinidhi (1964)

Pratinidhi poster
Original title
প্রতিনিধি
Directed by
Mrinal Sen
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A government representative visits a rural Indian village and becomes entangled in the local people's struggles. He faces a conflict between his official duties and his personal conscience.

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What happens

Pratinidhi (The Representative) is a 1965 Bengali film directed by noted Indian art film director Mrinal Sen. The Black & White film was based on Prachhadpat (The Cover), a novel by Achintya Kumar Sengupta, a noted writer of Modern Bengali literature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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