The Branches of the Tree (1990)

7.2/10 • 130 min • Drama

Overview

When a wealthy patriarch falls ill on his 70th birthday, three of his sons rush in from Calcutta, leading to a reunion filled with painful ironies and lingering disillusionment. As the family—including an addled fourth son who lives with the old man—watches and waits, the static occasion brings out simmering tensions in their family dynamics, from the father’s moral rectitude to the business ambition of two sons and the withdrawal of their siblings.

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee

Prashanto Majumdar

Haradhan Bandyopadhyay

Probodh Majumdar

Dipankar Dey

Probir Majumdar

Ranjit Mallick

Protap Majumdar

Lily Chakravarty

Mamata Shankar

Tapati Majumdar

Soham Chakraborty

Dipayan "Dingu" Majumdar

Promode Ganguly

Ashok Mukherjee

Kamu Mukherjee

Pradip Mukherjee

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