Akaler Sandhane

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Akaler Sandhane is a critically acclaimed 1980 Bengali film by director Mrinal Sen that explores the lingering social and psychological impact of the 1943 Bengal famine through a film-within-a-film narrative.

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instanceOf Bengali-language film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardReceived National Film Award for Best Direction ⓘ
National Film Award for Best Feature Film ⓘ
National Film Award for Best Screenplay ⓘ
Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize ⓘ
cinematographyBy K. K. Mahajan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
depicts class conflict ⓘ
film crew interacting with villagers ⓘ
rural Bengal ⓘ
director Mrinal Sen ⓘ
editedBy Gangadhar Naskar ⓘ
filmFestivalScreening Berlin International Film Festival ⓘ
filmingLocation West Bengal, India ⓘ
linked to: West Bengal
genre drama film ⓘ
social realist film ⓘ
hasTheme ethics of filmmaking ⓘ
exploitation and poverty ⓘ
memory and trauma ⓘ
urban-rural divide ⓘ
mainSubject 1943 Bengal famine ⓘ
psychological impact of famine ⓘ
social impact of famine ⓘ
movement New Wave Indian cinema ⓘ
musicBy B. V. Karanth ⓘ
narrativeDevice film-within-a-film ⓘ
notableFor meta-cinematic narrative structure ⓘ
politically engaged storytelling ⓘ
originalLanguage Bengali ⓘ
partOf Indian parallel cinema ⓘ
producer Mrinal Sen ⓘ
publicationDate 1980 ⓘ
releaseDecade 1980s ⓘ
runtime approximately 120 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Mrinal Sen ⓘ
setInPeriod post-1943 Bengal ⓘ
stars Dhritiman Chatterjee ⓘ
Gita Sen ⓘ
Kalyan Chatterjee ⓘ
Satya Bannerjee ⓘ
Smita Patil ⓘ
titleTranslation In Search of Famine ⓘ

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