The Crossing
PAAR (1984) | Directed by Goutam Ghose | Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Utpal Dutt, Om Puri
When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcutta where they can hopefully find work. Instead, they end up sleeping on the streets until they have a chance at earning a little income -- a man has asked them...