Spices (1986)

Synopsis: "Spices" is set in the 1940s, when India was still a British colony and tax collectors called sudebars, along with their soldiers, terrorized villagers by demanding more than just taxes. The film... "Spices" is set in the 1940s, when India was still a British colony and tax collectors called sudebars, along with their soldiers, terrorized villagers by demanding more than just taxes. The film examines the plight of an impoverished young woman named Sonbai who spurns the sudebar's advances and must take refuge in a pepper factory. Meanwhile, most of her fellow villagers look the other way -- particularly the men, who steadfastly ignore injustices against women. [More]

Starring: Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah

Starring: Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah

Director: Ketan Mehta

Director: Ketan Mehta

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