Lathi (1996)

Original title

লাঠি

Directed by

Prabhat Roy

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 44m

Rated

UA

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man uses a stick as a symbol of his authority in a rural Indian village. The story follows the conflicts that arise from his actions.

slow-burnmelancholicpoignantearnestsocially weightygroundedserious

What happens

Lathi (transl. Stick) is a 1996 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Prabhat Roy. Produced by Shanti Film Corporation, it stars Victor Banerjee as the protagonist, with an ensemble cast consisting of Soumitra Chatterjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Satabdi Roy, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Abhishek Chatterjee, Pallavi Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Deepankar De, Tota Roy Chowdhury, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Kaushik Sen. The music of the film has been composed by Bappi Lahiri. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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