| | Vimukthi Jayasundara | | :--- | :--- | | Written by | Vimukthi Jayasundara | | Produced by | Fahad Bashar, Habibur Rahman Khan | | Starring | Paoli Dam, Soumitra Chatterjee, Anubrata Basu, Rii Sen | | Cinematography | Anuruddha Jayasinghe | | Edited by | Suresh Pai | | Music by | Indrajit Dey | | Production Companies | Bicycle Production, Elephant Films | | Release Date | 14 October 2011 (India) | | Country | India | | Language | Bengali | | Genre | Art House, Drama, Psychological Thriller |
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The film is widely remembered more for its reception than its plot: Chatrak 2011 Bengali Movie Wiki
as Rahul: The protagonist caught between modern ambition and familial ghosts.
as The French Soldier: A lost foreign military presence patrolling a lonely border. Anubrata Basu as Anubrata. Core Themes 1. Planned Progress vs. Social Chaos | | Vimukthi Jayasundara | | :--- |
| | Information | | :--- | :--- | | Directed by | Vimukthi Jayasundara | | Written by | Vimukthi Jayasundara | | Produced by | F & ME (France), Forbidden Films (India) | | Starring | Paoli Dam, Samadarshi Dutta, Soumitra Chatterjee, Tribeni Kha | | Cinematography | Chintan N. Upadhyay | | Edited by | Vimukthi Jayasundara | | Music by | Biswadip Dasgupta | | Release Date | October 14, 2011 (Busan International Film Festival) | | Country | India, France | | Language | Bengali | | Runtime | 95 minutes |
Director Jayasundara utilizes Kolkata's shifting skyline to critique the chaotic development of modern South Asian regions. Anubrata Basu as Anubrata
Chatrak remains a landmark in "Parallel Cinema" for the 2010s. It pushed the boundaries of what was permissible in regional Indian film, forcing a conversation about artistic freedom versus cultural censorship. It is often cited as a key work in Vimukthi Jayasundara’s filmography, continuing his exploration of human displacement and the fragility of modern life [2, 4].
Beyond Cannes, the film was screened at several prestigious international venues, including: Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Pacific Meridian Film Festival (Russia) Festival de Nuevo Cine (Montreal)