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  • Mrityubhoj: The Death Feast (2019)
  • TV Movie | 52 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Mrityubhoj: The Death Feast (2019)
TV Movie | 52 min | Documentary, Drama, Family
Hindus celebrate 'Mrityubhoj', or the Death Feast, on the 13th day after a cremation as a remembrance for the departed soul, and also as a ritual to help the soul find heavenly abode. However, today this practice has become akin to a ...See moreHindus celebrate 'Mrityubhoj', or the Death Feast, on the 13th day after a cremation as a remembrance for the departed soul, and also as a ritual to help the soul find heavenly abode. However, today this practice has become akin to a status symbol and a reflection of a family's social standing. This film takes a fly on the wall approach, following a family in the Chambal district in India, as they get ready to organize a death feast following the demise of their father. Caught between tradition, societal pressure, and prestige on the one hand and on the other hand, activists trying to put a lid on the pernicious practice of Mrityubhoj, especially for the poor, it tries to capture their predicament of being caught between a rock and a hard place. See less
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Director
Akanksha Sood
Producer
Praveen Singh
Composer
Soumadeep Sen
Cinematographers
Sanjiv Monga (as Sanjeev Monga) | Rakesh Rana
Editors
Tenzin Kunchok (edited by) | Sanjiv Monga (as Sanjeev Monga)
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Updated Feb 27, 2019
Release date
Feb 18, 2019 (Japan)
Awards
1 win

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