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Quick Info

Rating

7.2/10

Release1990

Runtime1h 39m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

National Film Development Corporation of India

Movie

An Enemy of the People

1990

1h 39m

7.2

Drama

Synopsis

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.

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