The Branches of the Tree
Nov 23 1990
•2h 10m
•Drama
When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.
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Ajit Banerjee
Ananda Majumdar
Soumitra Chatterjee
Prashanto Majumdar
Haradhan Bandyopadhyay
Probodh Majumdar
Dipankar Dey
Probir Majumdar
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