A football club dies with its city. Who gets to remember the dead?
his Bengali film is about the increasing migrations of young people outside the city of Calcutta, looking for better opportunities.
Acting
Sabyasachi Chakraborty anchors every scene with quiet, crumbling dignity.
Cinematography
The city itself becomes a ghost before your eyes.
Director
Birsa Dasgupta
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title refers to Mohun Bagan's founding year (1889), but Dasgupta deliberately chose an obscure club to avoid the baggage of Bengal's most storied football legacy.
Dasgupta shot in actual declining north Calcutta neighborhoods scheduled for demolition; several locations no longer exist. The film preserves what the city couldn't.
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