Kharij
Original title: The Case Is Closed
“The case is closed.”
1982 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by 
Mrinal Sen
Mrinal SenCast
Mamata Shankar 
Anjan Dutt Indrani Singh
Credits
Written by: Ramapada Chowdhury
Plot
A young servant boy dies of carbon monoxide poisoning in a middle-class Calcutta home, and the family is forced to face its responsibility.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mrinal Sen's drama follows a middle-class Calcutta family forced to confront its guilt after a young servant boy dies of carbon monoxide poisoning. Sharp and unsparing, with a cool realist eye, it won the Cannes jury prize.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (282 votes)
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