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India: Matri Bhumi

Name: India: Matri Bhumi
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 1958
Duration: 90 min

1958 · 90 min · Documentary

Roberto Rossellini's lyrical film weaves together several fictional tales with documentary images of India's landscapes, wildlife, and people, forming a poetic portrait of the country. A meditative travelogue.

Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Documentary · Drama
Mood: thoughtful · dreamlike
Entry: some context
Best for: shorter watch · documentary viewers · film history

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About India

This film is stop 9 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about India. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

This outside view can stamp India in the 196 country film challenge.