In India, pregnant Rama (Shabana Azmi) and her husband, Naurangia (Naseeruddin Shah), flee their village after Naurangia vengefully kills a man who had murdered a kindly schoolteacher. Fugitives from justice, they end up in Calcutta, but are unable to find shelter or jobs. Homeless and destitute, they accept the only opportunity offered to them: they agree to drive a herd of pigs many miles, which includes crossing the wide, raging river flowing between them and their destination. Wikipedia
In India, pregnant Rama (Shabana Azmi) and her husband, Naurangia (Naseeruddin Shah), flee their village after Naurangia vengefully kills a man who had murdered a kindly schoolteacher. Fugitives from justice, they end up in Calcutta, but are unable to find shelter or jobs. Homeless and destitute, they accept the only opportunity offered to them:...