The Wrestlers
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Jaya Seal
Tapas Pal
Shankar Chakraborty
R I Asad
Tapas Adhikari
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In a small Bengali town, friends Nemai and Balaram work at a remote railway crossing and enjoy spending their free time wrestling one another. But their town is engulfed in mayhem, and Balaram's wife Uttara at risk, when militant Hindu fundamentalists arrive, burn down the church and kill an innocent preacher.
Director
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Cast
Jaya Seal
Tapas Pal
Shankar Chakraborty
R I Asad
Tapas Adhikari
Saurav Das
Gautam Warshi
Masud Akhtar
Subrata Dutta
Crew
Ashok Bose
Asim Bose
Samaresh Bose
Biswadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
Kuntala Dasgupta
Arun Guhathakurta
Rabiranjan Maitra
Raviranjan Maitra
Dulal Roy
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of a Special Jury Prize for Directing at the 2000 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2000
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States November 2000
Released in United States September 2000
Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.
Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Features) May 31 - June 10, 2001.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Hubert Bals Fund Harvest) January 24 - February 4, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Masters) September 7-16, 2000.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 30 - September 9, 2000.
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 22 - October 5, 2000.)
Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 30 - September 9, 2000.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at New York Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Features) May 31 - June 10, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Hubert Bals Fund Harvest) January 24 - February 4, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Masters) September 7-16, 2000.)
Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-16, 2000.)
