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Mother India

Movie · 1957 · 172 min

A sweeping, emotionally wrenching saga of endurance and sacrifice that weighs heavily but rewards with its moral force.

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1957 film directed by Mehboob Khan
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Class
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Year
1957
Runtime
172 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • family
  • parenthood
  • justice
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mehboob Khan
Written by
S. Ali Raza
Starring
Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Sajid Khan, Kumkum, Mukri, Kanhaiyalal
Music
Naushad
Cinematography
Faredoon Irani
Runtime
172 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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