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Oka Oori Katha is a film of genre Drama directed by Mrinal Sen with Pradeep Kumar
Oka Oori Katha (1977)
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Add to a movie listOka Oori Katha (English title: The Marginal Ones; Telugu: ఒక ఊరి కథ) is a 1977 Telugu film directed by Mrinal Sen. It is based on the story Kafan by Munshi Premchand. The film was one of the Indian entries at the 4th Hong Kong International Film Festival, won Special Awards at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,
and Carthage Film Festival. The film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year, and was premiered at the International Film Festival of India.
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Dans un village, un vieillard despotique et son fils choisissent de vivre dans l'oisiveté et la misère, refusant de servir de grands propriétaires injustes et méprisants. Mais, le fils rencontre une jeune fille et l'épouse. Bientôt, enceinte, celle-ci se tue à la tâche pour offrir aux deux hommes une existence plus ou moins confortable. Hélas, faute de soins, elle meurt en couches, « laissant les deux hommes dans l'amertume et le désespoir. » (Mrinal Sen) Suprême humiliation : le père et le fils seront contraints de mendier pour les obsèques de la jeune femme.Actors
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