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DUKHU MAJHI - SON OF THE BARREN LAND
RUKHU MATIR DUKHU MAJHI
SOMNATH MONDAL
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DUKHU MAJHI - SON OF THE BARREN LAND
RUKHU MATIR DUKHU MAJHI
SOMNATH MONDAL
Country
INDIA
language
BENGALI | ALCHIKI
2021 year
28 Minutes

SCHEDULE

01.03.2024 / 11:00 AM/ Audi 3 PVR INOX ORION MALL

Synopsis

This documentary follows Dukhu Majhi, an elderly man, as he tirelessly works to protect the environment. Despite extreme temperatures in his area, Dukhu is driven by childhood inspiration and a government campaign promoting tree planting. He believes trees provide shade and essential oxygen, crucial for survival. With basic tools and mounted on a cycle, Dukhu plants trees along roadsides and school grounds, ensuring their care and protection. Using cloth from a nearby crematorium, he shields his saplings from harm. Dukhu's philosophy, despite his poverty and lack of education, is both compelling and inspiring.

Producer(s) or Production Company: Somnath Mondal
Screenplay: Somnath Mondal
Director of Photography: Robindranath Das
Editor: Debashis Guha
Music: N/A
Sound: Abdul Rajjak & Somnath Mondal
Cast: N/A

Awards - Winner: 69th National Film Awards (Best Biographical Film), Madurai IDSFF(Best Indian Documentary), Durgapur IFF (Best Documentary Film), Golden Harvest FF(Best Documentary Film)
Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection: Official Selection at Bengal ISFF, IDSFF Kerala, Chennai IDSFF, Madurai IDSFF, South Asian SFF.