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INDIA · 1955

The Dawn

Mrinal Sen
banditry rural isolation partnership loss moral ambiguity class conflict
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Synopsis

Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of young Manuel and Maria Lopez...

Year1955
CountryIndia
DirectorMrinal Sen
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