The Ritual

Released at the peak of the Parallel Cinema movement in India, Girish Kasaravalli's groundbreaking debut feature is a scathing critique of religious hypocrisy. The film tells of a friendship between two outsiders, a young Brahmin boy at a religious school, bullied by his peers, and the headmaster's widowed daughter who conceals a secret pregnancy for fear of being ostracised. Kasaravalli's forthright and uncompromising film takes aim at a vicious patriarchal system. Its daring subject matter and neorealist approach established him as a major talent in the Indian film industry.

Special Features

Booklet, Interviews: Girish Kasaravalli (director)

Audio Languages: Kannada

Duration: 115 minutes

Number of Discs: 1

Subtitle Languages: English

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