Manninte Maril (1980)

Directed by

P. A. Backer

Country

India

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a poor farmer in rural Kerala as he struggles with land ownership and poverty. It shows his daily life and the harsh realities of his environment.

groundedearthycontemplativeslow-pacedruralmelancholicnaturalistic

What happens

Manninte Maril (English: In the Bosom of the Earth) is a 1979 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. A. Bakker, based on Cherukad's novel Manninte Maril. The film stars P. J. Antony in a lead role. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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