Meghe dhaka tara = The cloud-capped star = Hidden star

Ghatak, Ritwik

This film is the first in a trilogy of social critique by Ghatak about the effects of Partition on the lives of individuals, and in particular the price women This film is the first in a trilogy of social critique by Ghatak about the effects of Partition on the lives of individuals, and in particular the price women often had to pay.

Set in the 1950s in a shanty town of Calcutta, a refugee family from East Bengal struggle to survive on a meagre income.

UK. Cert. PG. With English subtitles.

BEN FILM 14(DVD) On request