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"Distant Thunder"
1974
Directed by Satyajit Ray

A moving dramatization of the effects of famine in India during World War II when the government controlled the food supply in order to feed troops, letting common people starve. The film follows the lives of several individuals including a doctor who humbles himself to survive. Bengali with English subtitles.  92 minutes.