History ·Drama · India · 1989 · 2h 20m

Sati

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Director

Cast

Shabana Azmi as Uma Arun Bannerjee as Nabin, school teacher Kali Bannerjee as Ganga Charan Pradip Mukherjee as Hari Charan Arindam Ganguly as Kali Charan Shakuntala Barua as Sabitri

Crew

Ashok Mehta — Director of Photography Shaktipada Roy — Editor Chidananda Das Gupta — Original Music Composer Chandan Raichaudhri — Original Music Composer Aparna Sen — Screenplay Arun Bannerjee — Screenplay

Synopsis

Uma, a mute Brahmin girl, lives with her uncle's family as she is an orphan. Since Uma has a faulty horoscope which indicate widowhood, the family finds it impossible to get her married off. According to a custom prevalent at the time, Uma is given in marriage to a tree.

Mood & Themes

woman director

Key Collaborators

Aparna Sen Director Ashok Mehta Director of Photography Shaktipada Roy Editor Chidananda Das Gupta Original Music Composer Chandan Raichaudhri Original Music Composer Aparna Sen Screenplay Arun Bannerjee Screenplay

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