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Ankur : The Trial

A woman is brought to the village council, where the elders make a decision on what to do about her running away from her husband. This scene is important in that it emphasizes the inequity that operates within social systems in India during that time period, specifically in terms of caste and gender.

The Trial
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"The Trial" in Ankur. Directed by Shyam Benegal, Blaze Film Enterprises, 1974, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=1334
This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user rufus somerby, olivia wenzel, and jake semieske

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