The Flight

Overview

The film, based on Indira Goswami's Dontal Haatir Uiye Khuwa Haoda, is set in 1940s Assam. Three widows struggle to lead dignified lives despite the extreme restrictions mandated by law and custom. The arrival of a young American scholar, a poisonous snakebite, and the theft of ancestral jewelry combine to bring the situation of the young and beautiful widow Giribala to a painful crisis.

Cast

Tom Alter

Mark Sahib

Trisha Saikia

Giribala

Bishnu Kharghoria

Triveni Bora

Bhageerathi Bai Kadam

Shakuntala Barua

Chetana Das

Indira Das

Sohini Sengupta