Sati
1989 · 140 min · ★ 8.8 · History, Drama
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.
Directed by Aparna Sen · Written by Aparna Sen
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Shabana Azmi Uma -
Arun Bannerjee Nabin, school teacher -
Kali Bannerjee Ganga Charan -
Pradip Mukherjee Hari Charan -
Arindam Ganguly Kali Charan -
Shakuntala Barua Sabitri -
Ratna Ghoshal Nabin's wife -
Ketaki Dutta Ganga Charan's widow - M Menaka Das
- A Ajit Banerjee
- B Bimal Deb
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Monu Mukherjee Mr. Dutta
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