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Hemlock society (2012)

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Original title
হেমলক সোসাইটি
Directed by
Srijit Mukherji
Genre
drama film, musical film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 20m
Rated
A
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A black comedy romantic thriller about a secret society that provides information on physician-assisted suicide. The story follows a romance that develops within this morally complex setting.

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What happens

Hemlock Society: Amader Kono Shakha Nei (transl. Hemlock Society: We have no branches) is a 2012 Indian Bengali-language black comedy romantic thriller film written and directed by Srijit Mukherji. Produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films, the title of the film is inspired by the erstwhile Hemlock Society, based in Santa Monica, US. It stars Koel Mallick and Parambrata Chatterjee in lead roles, while Dipankar De, Roopa Ganguly and Saheb Chatterjee play other pivotal roles. The primary missions of this society included providing information to dying persons and supporting legislation permitting physician-assisted suicide. The film was announced in November 2011, while the title was announced in December 2011. Principal photography commenced in January 2012 and wrapped in March 2012. The film was predominantly shot in Kolkata. Anupam Roy composed and penned its soundtrack, while Indraadip Dasgupta provided the score. The cinematography and editing of the film were handled by Soumik Halder and Bodhaditya Banerjee respectively. Hemlock Society was released worldwide on 22 June 2012 opening to positive reviews from the critics. It emerged as a box office success. It was remade into Marathi in 2015 as Welcome Zindagi. The movie is followed by its sequel, Killbill Society (2025). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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