In Search of Famine
1981, Bengali. Directed by Mrinal Sen.
A young, idealistic director arrives in a village to make a picture set during the Great Bengal Famine. It’s a film that he hopes will reveal the problems and privations still current in rural India.
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bengali
- Rated
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- Released
- 4 January 1981
- Original title
- আকালের সন্ধানে
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Mrinal Sen
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In Search of Famine runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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In Search of Famine isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 January 1981. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like In Search of Famine?
If you liked In Search of Famine, try The Safety of Objects, The River, Hounddog.
Who directed In Search of Famine?
In Search of Famine (1981) was directed by Mrinal Sen and stars Dhritiman Chatterjee, Rajen Tarafdar, Dipankar Dey.