Satyajit Ray
Director
An Enemy of the People (1990)
Ashoke Gupta is an idealistic doctor working in a town near Calcutta. He discovers that the water at a popular temple is the source of an outbreak of typhoid and hepatitis. In order to save lives, he risks his career to try and call attention to this polluted water source, while a local group of building contractors attempt to discredit him in various ways.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.pseudo-science, imdb.idealism, imdb.based-on-play, tmdb.water-supply, imdb.disease, imdb.doctor, imdb.religion + 3 more, imdb.corruption, imdb.superstition, aspectratio.1-33-1
Watch Providers: Criterion Channel
Production Companies: National Film Development Corporation of India
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99 min
Jan. 19, 1990
Released
NR