Calcutta 71

Year: 1972

Runtime: 116 mins

Language: Bengali, Bangla

Director: Mrinal Sen

Drama

Through the restless spirit of a condemned 20‑year‑old student, the film links four vignettes of Indians battling poverty, disaster and political turmoil. A middle‑class family’s home is wrecked by harsh monsoon floods; another clan’s morals crumble under famine. Young boys smuggle rice while wealthy politicians feign deep sympathy for the poor.

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