Two Acres of Land

Two Acres of Land

1953 · 125 min · ★ 7.9 · Drama

After falling for a cunning landlord’s scheme, a farmer (Balraj Sahni) and his young son (Ratan Kumar) travel to Calcutta in search of work to save money and reclaim their ancestral land.

Directed by Bimal Roy · Written by Salil Chowdhury

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