

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women
2005-01-26 · 99 min · ★ 6.7
A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...
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- Directors
- Manish Jha
- Production companies
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- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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Tulip JoshiKalki
Sudhir PandeyRamsharan
Sushant SinghSooraj
Pankaj JhaRakesh
Piyush MishraJagannath
Mukesh BhattKachraTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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