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Aborto (2013)

Aborto poster
Original title
আবর্ত
Directed by
Arindam Sil
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
UA
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Bengali film set in Kolkata. It follows interconnected characters dealing with personal struggles and memories. The story weaves their lives together over the course of a single day.

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What happens

Aborto is a Bengali film released on 1 March 2013 and directed by Arindam Sil in his directorial debut. According to Sil, this film would be the greatest tribute to Satyajit Ray that has ever been made. The film stars Tota Roy Chowdhury, Bangladeshi actress Jaya Ahsan and Abir Chatterjee in lead roles. The screenplay was written by filmmaker Atanu Ghosh, but was not acknowledged on the posters by the director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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