India Synopsis
আকালের সন্ধানে
A young, idealistic director arrives in a village to make a picture set during the Great Bengal Famine. It’s a film that he hopes will reveal the problems and privations still current in rural India.
The 1980–1982 India Window
20 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. In Search of Famine sits at position #9.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when In Search of Famine premiered. 74 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
6.9
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #669 of 1,983 India films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #457 of 1,132 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Bengali |
| Runtime | 2h 8m |
| Release Date | January 4, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0080341 |