The Adversary
Siddhartho Chowdhury, a brilliant young medical student, is forced to leave his studies after his father's sudden demise. He is forced to navigate the high unemployment rate and the communist socio-political climate of 1960s Calcutta in search of a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.
The Adversary (1970)
Satyajit Ray
At a glance
Countries
India
Ratings
TMDB users
7.2/10
37 votes
Rating consensus
72/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~72/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Dhritiman Chatterjee
Siddhartha Chaudhuri
Krishna Bose
Sutapa
Indira Devi
Sarojini
Kalyan Chatterjee
Shiben
Jayasree Kabir
Keya
Debraj Ray
Tunu
Soven Lahiri
Sanyal
Pisu Majumdar
Keya's father
Miss Shefali
Indira Gandhi
Herself
Biplab Chatterjee
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The Adversary (1970)
Satyajit Ray
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