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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 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.
Year: 2019
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Gaia People Production, Public Television Service Taiwan
Director: Akanksha Sood
Cast: Praveen Kumar Sobti
Crew: Eklavya Sakpal (Writer), Akanksha Sood (Director), Sanjiv Monga (Editor), Tenzin Kunchok (Editor), Rakesh Rana (Director of Photography), Praveen Singh (Producer)
Runtime: 52 minutes
Release: Feb 18, 2019
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Country: India
Language: हिन्दी
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