Two besties analyze Mrinal Sen's powerful 1982 Bengali film Kharij (English translation: The Case is Dismissed). Based on the 1974 novel of the same name, the film follows a family after thier child servant dies of carbon monoxide poisoning. Dr. Udita Mukherjee, a geoscientist and a Bengali film enthusiast joins Dr. Ankita Rathour in unpacking the film through a Marxist-feminist lens, providing crucial insights into their own lives and the labor abuse that still defines postcolonial India. Watch this essential film, a pioneering parallel cinema that shakes the bourgeoise comforts in best ways possible.

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