Quiet flows the river Chitra /

In 1947, following the partition of India, Pakistan was formed. In East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), millions of Hindu families were forced to choose between living under Islamic rule, or abandoning the land, which their ancestors had been living in for centuries. Shashikanta Sengupta, a lawyer, refus...

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Bibliographic Details
Format:	Video
Language:	Bengali
Language Notes:	In Bengali with English subtitles.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Asia Pacific Films.com, 1998.
Series:	Asian film online
Subjects:	Motion pictures > Asia. Motion pictures. Asia. Feature films. Online media.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	In 1947, following the partition of India, Pakistan was formed. In East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), millions of Hindu families were forced to choose between living under Islamic rule, or abandoning the land, which their ancestors had been living in for centuries. Shashikanta Sengupta, a lawyer, refuses to migrate, although he sends his son to study in Calcutta. Together with his daughter, Minoti and his sister, Anuprava Devi, they continue to live in their hometown of Narail, by their beloved River Chitra. However, the riots and demonstrations of the sixties end up changing the course of their lives forever. Festivals: London Film Festival; Oslo International Film Festival; Fribourg International Film Festival; Singapore International Film Festival; Delhi International Film Festival; Kolkata International Film Festival; Trivandrum International Film Festival.
Item Description:	Title from opening screen.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (107 min.))
Playing Time:	01:47:00
Audience:	VHS-RNA-PG-C.