Movie

Godaan

1963 · 110 min

A quiet, heavy-hearted portrait of rural hardship that lingers in its slow accumulation of small indignities.

Overview: An impoverished farmer struggles to buy a cow. Based on Munshi Premchand's novel "Godaan".
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, politics, family, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
politics
family
survival
morality
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild