Branches of the Tree (1990)

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Country: France, India, UK
Genres: Drama
Release: 1991-08-21
Director: Satyajit Ray
Writers: Satyajit Ray
Language: Bengali
Stars: Ajit Banerjee , Haradhan Bannerjee , Soumitra Chatterjee , Dipankar Dey , Ranjit Mallick , Lily Chakravarty , Mamata Shankar , Soham Chakraborty , Promode Ganguly , Bhishma Guhathakurta
Runtime: 130 min
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
AKA: Ветви одного дерева , Ein Baum und seine Zweige , Les branches de l'arbre (France, French Republic) , The Branches of the Tree , Shakha Proshakha , Shakha Proshakha (India) , Branches of the Tree , 枝わかれ (Japan) , Gałęzie drzewa (Poland) , A fa ágai (Hungary) , Os Galhos da Árvore (Brazil)
Plot: An aged patriarch (Ajit Bannerjee), popular for his scrupulous honesty, has a heart attack in the middle of a town gathering in his honour. The event brings togehter his four sons, of which the second Proshanto (Soumitra) has been in reclusive insanity for several years after a shock incident years ago. Waiting for closure on the father's health situation, the four reminisce and relive ideological differences.
IMDB:tt0100587