

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women
2005-01-26 · 99 min · ★ 6.7
A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...
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- Directors
- Manish Jha
- Production companies
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- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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Tulip JoshiKalki
Sudhir PandeyRamsharan
Sushant SinghSooraj
Pankaj JhaRakesh
Piyush MishraJagannath
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