And Quiet Rolls the Dawn (1979)
Overview
The bread-winning daughter in a middle-class family fails to return from work one evening. The saga begins with worries at home, followed by midnight searches and finally a deepening crisis arising out of economic and moral constraints prevalent in the society. Yet the film speaks of hope and of strength hidden behind despair.
Cast
Satya Banerjee
Hrishikesh Sen Gupta
Mamata Shankar
Chinu
Sreela Majumdar
Minu (Younger sister)
Kaushik Sen
Arun Mukherjee
Biplab Chatterjee
Policeman
Promode Ganguly
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