The Branches of the Tree

The Branches of the Tree

1990 · 130 min · ★ 7.2 · 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.

Directed by Satyajit Ray · Written by Satyajit Ray

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Ajit Banerjee Ananda Majumdar
Soumitra Chatterjee Prashanto Majumdar
Haradhan Bandyopadhyay Probodh Majumdar
Dipankar Dey Probir Majumdar
Ranjit Mallick Protap Majumdar
Lily Chakravarty Uma Majumdar
Mamata Shankar Tapati Majumdar
Soham Chakraborty Dipayan "Dingu" Majumdar
Promode Ganguly
Bhishma Guhathakurta
Sunil Gupta Kabiraj
Soven Lahiri

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