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1996 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adajya (transl. The flight) is a 1996 Indian Assamese language drama film directed by Santwana Bardoloi based on the novel Dontal Haatir Uiye Khowa Haoda by Indira Goswami.[1] The film was screened at several international film festivals.[2]
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Directed by | Santwana Bardoloi |
Written by | Santwana Bardoloi Indira Goswami (novel) |
Produced by | Santwana Bardoloi |
Starring | Tom Alter Trisha Saikia |
Cinematography | Mrinalkanti Das |
Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Assamese |
The film is set in 1940s Assam. Three widows struggle to lead dignified lives despite the extreme restrictions mandated by law and custom. The arrival of a young American scholar, a poisonous snakebite, and the theft of ancestral jewelry combine to bring the situation of the young and beautiful widow Giribala to a painful crisis.[3]