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/10
246 Ratings

BELA

Directed by Prantik Narayan Basu
India, 2021
Documentary
  • 5858 minutes

Synopsis

In the East Indian village of Bela, men and women go about their daily life while preparing for and enacting their local traditional rites. At dusk, the women draw ornaments on the ground in the village. In the evening, the men practice Chhau, a traditional masked dance, beneath the stormy sky.

Synopsis

In the East Indian village of Bela, men and women go about their daily life while preparing for and enacting their local traditional rites. At dusk, the women draw ornaments on the ground in the village. In the evening, the men practice Chhau, a traditional masked dance, beneath the stormy sky.