The read
A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10. It runs long at 2h 39m.
Synopsis
An in-depth look at the lives and struggles of a fishing community living by the River Titas in Bangladesh after the Partition of India in 1947.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Ritwik GhatakDirector
- Ritwik GhatakWriter
- Ustad Bahadur KhanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rosy AfsaryBasanti
- Kabori SarwarRajar Jhi
- Rawshan ZamilBasanti's Mother
- Rani SarkarMungli
- Sufia RustamUdaytara
- Prabir MitraKishore
- Shafikul IslamAnanta
- Golam MustafaRamprasad / Kader Mian
- Ritwik GhatakTilakchand
- Fakrul Hasan BairagiNibaran Kundu
- M.A. KhairBasanti's Father
- NupurYoung Basanti
Themes
village lifearranged marriagefishermandebt collectordescent into madnessorphansuicide of motherpartitionfood shortagehasty marriagelovers separatedfishing village