An Enemy of the People (1990)

Original title

Ganashatru

Directed by

Satyajit Ray

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a small Indian town that thrives on temple tourism a doctor discovers a public health problem. When he tries to alert the community he loses their trust and faces growing opposition.

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What happens

Ganashatru (Bengali: গণশত্রু Gônoshotru Enemy of the People/ Public Enemy) is a 1990 Indian film directed by Satyajit Ray. It is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play An Enemy of the People, and was released under that title in the UK. The cast includes Ray's favourite actor Soumitra Chatterjee, and veteran actors such as Dhritiman Chatterjee, Shubhendu Chatterjee, Manoj Mitra and Ruma Guhathakurta. Ray adapts the play to an Indian setting: a flourishing township in which a temple attracts devotees as well as tourists. When a health problem is discovered, Dr Ashok Gupta, played by Soumitra Chatterjee, finds his popularity flagging. The film was screened out of competition at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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