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The Adversary

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The Adversary

7.1

1h 50m

1970

Synopsis

Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.

Director

Satyajit Ray

DramaRomance

job interviewadversarycalcuttaunemploymentmedical student

Cast & Crew

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Dhritiman Chatterjee

as Siddhartha Chaudhuri

Krishna Bose

as Sutapa

Indira Devi

as Sarojini

Kalyan Chatterjee

Kalyan Chatterjee

as Shiben

Jayasree Kabir

Jayasree Kabir

as Keya

Debraj Ray

as Tunu

Soven Lahiri

as Sanyal

Pisu Majumdar

as Keya's father

Miss Shefali

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