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The Branches of the Tree (1990)

The Branches of the Tree (1990)

Drama
Release Date: 1990, November 23
Directors: Satyajit Ray
Countries: France, United Kingdom, India
Production: Soprofilms, D&D Productions, Erato Films, Erato Films, Satyajit Ray Productions, Satyajit Ray Productions
Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Ranjit Mallick, Soham Chakraborty, Mamata Shankar, Lily Chakravarty, Pradip Mukherjee, Dipankar Dey, Haradhan Bandyopadhyay, Rajaram Yagnik

Overview:

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.