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Bara

1982Movie1 h 57 min

81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb8.2

Summary

Based on the Kannada novel Bara by eminent writer U. R. Ananthamurthy, the story deals with the politics of famine in Karnataka. An idealistic officer eventually succumbs to bureaucratic apathy - famine relief arrives, but too late. Simultaneously shot in Hindi as Sookha; that version was released in 1983.

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  • Public viewing safe

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